tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140159077687612479.post8695048080858651160..comments2022-07-29T18:29:52.002-07:00Comments on Disease Ecology: Ryan White and Factor VIIIJohn Lattohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475996559689951383noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140159077687612479.post-78469442598081150462009-02-08T22:23:00.000-08:002009-02-08T22:23:00.000-08:00Smart guy.'White was seen by some as an innocent v...Smart guy.<BR/>'White was seen by some as an innocent victim" of the AIDS epidemic. White and his family strongly rejected the language of "innocent victim" because the phrase was often used to imply that homosexuals with AIDS were "guilty". White's mother told The New York Times, "Ryan always said, 'I'm just like everyone else with AIDS, no matter how I got it.' <BR/><BR/>WITHIN THE US the CDC estimates a very low risk of infection from contaminated blood products (looks like its under 0.5% of cases, or under 100 per year)<BR/>http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/basic.htm#hivaidscases<BR/>(although this risk was obviously much higher earlier in the epidemic). <BR/><BR/>The WHO estimate of 5-10% is a worldwide figure. Given that blood testing costs costs $40 to $50 per unit, the problem for poor countries is apparent.John Lattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475996559689951383noreply@blogger.com