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12-19-2008 #1
How much technologically advanced do we need to be to ......
develop a portable, pocket sized HIV testing deviced...........The same way the diabetes machines work...........Just a thought
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12-19-2008 #2
I can see if now. Leaving a girls house....."Better see if I caught somthing"......."Oh Shit...."
I don't like white people either.
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12-19-2008 #3
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I think u mean advancement
and...
THIS MUCH
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12-19-2008 #4
They could combine it with a taser. You could shock a potential partner into submission, examine their test results, and then walk away if it comes up +, all without having to endure a fist in your face.
Nahhh... on second thought it's ez enough to wear a condom and not worry about it.
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12-19-2008 #5
Re: How much technologically advanced do we need to be to ..
Originally Posted by MajorHardOn26
"I used to say that politics was the second oldest profession, and I have come to know that it bears a gross similarity to the first."
-Ronald Reagan
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12-19-2008 #6
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I don't believe it's a matter of technological advancement. Any such device would be ineffectual for a virus that can take up to several months in some cases to present itself. Obviously by then it'd be far too late.
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12-19-2008 #7
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Something that detected the actual virus rather than the antibodies would be super badical !!!!
It's official: Mahjong is pronounced "My Wang."
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12-19-2008 #8
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Absolutely. The only reason this hasn't been developed is because nobody from our right wing religious fundamental government will fund the research - and god knows why the Gates Foundation doesn't - they spend hundreds of millions in Africa.
There are several rapid tests available - but again the "powers that be" won't allow them to be used by "non-trained" personnel. I mean how hard is it to run a swab on your tongue and stick it in a jar for 20 minutes. Yes there are false positives and there could be people who are infected but not enough to count yet, but I personally feel a publicly available test would reduce HIV transmission considerably.
Of course a major issue is that HIV is only ONE of many STD's. So while you maybe will know if your partner is HIV free you won't know if he/she has Hepatitis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, or many other infections - though at least most of those won't kill you.
When I was actively escorting I never caught an STD, but what I hated - was catching COLDS from the guys I dated. Last winter was the first time in three years I didn't catch one cold after another.
GUYS - winter is here. If you have a cold or the flu - please stay home and keep it to yourself or give it to your wife! Your providers landlord will thank you.
LOL,
TS Jamie
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12-19-2008 #9
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Huge.
PCR is an elaborate process. You're not simply looking for a metabolyte.`
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12-20-2008 #10
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