From list@sevush.com Tue Feb 10 09:30:59 2004
Subject:RE: [CWSG]Grammys...change of direction?

I apologize for the extreme OT path here, but I get very upset at
disinformation being used to generate fear.
Using the logic you've suggested, we're all at risk if we ever touch.

Look, if there's an open cut or sore on BOTH party's mouth/lips/tongue, then
yes, *then* it could happen.

Let's come out of the dark ages here and get back to discussing important
stuff, like Justin Timberlake's bareing a B3 and slapping a Rhodes.

> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, Dan S wrote:
> > > - after Britney and Madonna swapping tongues
> > > a'la spit (AIDS anyone?)
> >
> > An important technical correction here - NOT a moral one:
> > You can swap saliva all day and never transmit the HIV virus.
>
> This is a common Catch-22 medical situation with the AMA and NIH
> that: Since AIDS has never been "proven" (no data) to transmit HIV
> via saliva, then it's safe. Same logic as Vitamin C has never been
> proven to prevent the common cold. However, since it also has never
> been proven "not" to transmit HIV (no data), it might be best to err
> on the side of caution, as AIDS virus lasts for a while in the saliva
> of AIDS patients. The key words are "exchange of bodily fluids." Wj