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Old 11-29-2006, 01:25 PM   #12
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For example if someone has gonorrhea, that is reportable by law to public health. HIV is not.

For example, I don't now need to do 10 minutes of paperwork and consent to test for gonorrhea. But for HIV I do. (a disincentive to test in the name of privacy and rights).

If we were truly interested in stopping this disease we would treat this like an epidemic outbreak. Public health would contact partners and test them.

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