From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 21:14:55 -0800 (PST)
To: dthorn@gte.net (Dale Thorn)
Subject: Re: overview.htm (fwd)
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Dale Thorn wrote:
> Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
> 
> > > > Both homosexual males and IV drug users are well known to take a lot
> > > > of antobiotics, which lowers the efficacy of the immune system enough
> > > > to allow most anything to happen, ultimately leading to auto-immune
> > > > problems.
> 
> > Jim and Dale, I agree.
> > Also shooting one's bloodstream full of fecal matter hardly helps.
> 
> My point about the antibiotics is that the male gays take a dis-
> proportionate amount of them, which compounds their problems.  It
> suggests to me that the immune system is already seriously debilitated
> or damaged before AIDS can take hold, rather than the notion that a
> healthy person can get it from the virii alone.
> 
> One could argue that in the cases where the cures (antibiotics) add to
> a person's problems by further corrupting their immune system, that
> they should simply change their habits.  Since I don't see that as a
> reasonable possibility, the only thing left is that the public should
> be made aware of *all* of the relevant facts, even those which are
> heavily suppressed now for PC reasons.

Why do they take antibiotics? Just curious.

Also, I haven't heard that antibiotics were bad for immune system, 
has that been proven?

	- Igor.