“"Just watch'in" perhaps you would care to enlighten us all by saying which countries have legalised male prostitution and have compulsory testing programmes. From my, admittedly, limited knowledge and interest in such things I believed that the legalisation was presently restricted to female prostitution.

Tim is very right in all he says but I would suggest that it is ignoring the risk of HIV and not ignorance about its potential risks that is the killer. With all the decades of publicity there should be no ignorance but there is obviously plenty of ignoring the warnings.”

“Bill, l've read your last post again, why do you assume prostitution to be confined to women? Ah of course, IGNORANCE!”

“Tim, l wish you a long and happy life and live in the hope that a cure for the disease is eventually found and you are around to prove its effectiveness.

And Bill for once shut up and listen, hear and learn!”

“As an HIV+ young man, I think this story is incredibly important, and the message is clear, ignorance to the disease is a killer.

The earlier a diagnosis is made the better treatment can be made as your immune system is monitored regularly, so when it gets to a point (CD4 cells of around 350) it is the right time to start treatment.

As for the comments about the "epidemic" being due to migrants in the UK, that is utterly rubbish. I have never been in sexual contact with anyone who was from foreign shores and to my knowledge has had sex with anyone from abroad (my ex partner is the source of my infection).

People need to realise that HIV can infect anyone, regardless of their demographic. Testing is the only way forward. An organisation called Red Ribbon Army is pushin for mass testing in the USA, and the theory makes complete sense; if people are diagnosed they are less likely to have unprotected sex and therefore the rates of new infections is greatly reduced.”

“"...we already have fake documents of every type in existance,...".

That's right, Clairehead. Only today I saw two documents that were obviously fake.

They were from someone claiming to be called Claire and the documents were two degrees!

Both were sceince degrees!

Can you believe that!?

Both were clearly fakes.

You've got to have the knowledge and devices to spot a fake, Clairehead.”

“This is another ideological fantasy as in theory it is fine but putting it into practice is another story. Look at the state of the NHS in general, it is overburdoned with youngsters having unprotected sex and don't give a damn about the consequences as well as the increase in knife crime of 250% in the last 5 years. How many youngsters today utter those immortal words "i'll do what i like when i like" and they do with no regard for the consequences or the costs of those consequences, and its the British taxpayers ending up footing the bill through public bodies such as the NHS or energency services.
If a person is found to contract a disease then who treats them the UK NHS or there own country of origins health service?????

Such schemes are open to abuse from false documentation as we already have fake documents of every type in existance, illegals will not be subject to screening but could along with ligitimate assylum seekers, could still get these false documents and more mess to deal with.”

“everybody knows africa is overrun by AIDS it's only the PC fools in this country who stick their heads in the sand .”

“"Just watch'in" there is a vast difference between testing a relatively small number of working girls and the entire population on a regular basis. As regards swine flu that was a total fiasco and no, most people don't see their doctor once a year.

Just think how many contacts a promiscuous person could have in one year and the consequent infections. It isn't ignorance that is killing it is the "It won't happen to me" syndrome.”

“It's rather like an MOT then Bill eh! Only good on the day issued but you're in deep doo doo if the law catches you without one.
In countries where prostitution is legalised those who ply their sexual favours are invariably licensed and tested regularly. The idea is that some may be infected for a day/week/month but the test eventually identifies a problem which prevents further spread.
The test may be a problem to some but its not an impossible task, just look at the mobilisation to combat swine flu. Most people see a doctor at least once a year.
Don't die of ignorance!
Get the picture now Bill???”

“MadB. I appreciate that you are not a stalker, it was just so that you can establish once and for all that I am who and what I say I am. This was only because you had questioned my identity in the past. Still that is better than having doubts cast on my parentage as used to happen in the old NAB days.”