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Rumors that the syringe attackers in Xinjiang were Uyghurs bent on giving AIDS to Hans sparked a thousands strong protest yesterday. Witnesses described chanting crowds marching with Chinese flags, shouts of "Wang Lequan (regional secretary of Xinjiang) step down!" and at least one Uyghur being beaten up by a crowd while paramilitary police officers watched, according to the New York Times. Officials were loath to discuss the protests, telling the Times "You guys should not be so eager competing for the news. Just wait one day until the official news comes out." Well, we guess that's what you get asking for a political opinion here.
Xinjiang "syringe attacks" spur protests
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secret contaminated needle attacks sounds like an urban legend along the lines of waking up in a bathtub full of ice with a missing kidney. i'm skeptical.
furthermore, as any doctor knows, it takes months to determine if someone is infected with HIV or hepatitis after initial exposure. the official claim that no one has been infected reflects either complete ignorance by chinese medical professionals or a fabricated story by an agency.
"...as any doctor knows, it takes months to determine if someone is infected with HIV or hepatitis after initial exposure."
LOL, I seriously hope you're not a doctor.
"The most common HIV tests use blood to detect HIV infection. Tests using saliva or urine are also available. Some tests take a few days for results, but rapid HIV tests can give results in about 20 minutes. All positive HIV tests must be followed up by another test to confirm the positive result. Results of this confirmatory test can take a few days to a few weeks."
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/testing/resources/qa/tests_work.htm
dsk,
You can get the results back in mintues but that means you have already been infected for months. It's true that from the day your are infected to the day any test available can show up postive fro HIV does take up to a month or more.
I'm with ca2sh. Also with the facts and J-school basics... shouldn't that headline be "Rumored Xinjiang syringe attacks"?
I'm with ca2sh. Also with the facts and J-school basics... shouldn't that headline be "Rumored Xinjiang syringe attacks"?
The multi-standards on many principles leads to these. Both sides call for equality. Ain't this strange...
Seek truth from facts, anyone??