Archive-Name: aids-faq1 Last-Modified: 10 Nov 1993 Welcome to the sci.med.aids, the international newsgroup on the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see Q1.1 `What is sci.med.aids?' for more details). This article, called the sci.med.aids "FAQ", answers frequently asked questions about AIDS and the sci.med.aids newsgroup. The FAQ is posted monthly to sci.med.aids and related newsgroups. If you are new to sci.med.aids, please read it before posting articles or responses. If you are a sci.med.aids veteran, please skim the FAQ occasionally. You may find something new here. Please contribute to the sci.med.aids FAQ. Currently there are some gaping holes. Send suggested changes to aids-request@cs.ucla.edu. You don't have to format it: just send it. You can skip to a particular question by searching for `Question n.n'. See Q9.2 `Formats in which this FAQ is available' for details of where to get the PostScript and Emacs Info versions of this document. =============================================================================== Contents Section 1. Introduction and General Information Q1.1 What is sci.med.aids? Q1.2 Discussion topics. Q1.3 Sci.med.aids distribution. Q1.4 Subscribing and unsubscribe to sci.med.aids. Q1.5 What is a moderated newsgroup? Q1.6 Editorial guidelines. Q1.7 How do I submit a posting? Q1.8 The moderators. Q1.9 Cooperative moderation. Q1.10 Discussing sci.med.aids moderation policies. Section 2. How to prevent infection. Q2.1 How is AIDS transmitted? Q2.2 How effective are condoms? Q2.3 How do you minimize your odds of getting infected? Q2.4 How risky is a blood transfusion? Q2.5 Can mosquitoes transmit AIDS? Q2.6 What about other insect bites? Q2.7 Is there even a remote chance of insect transmission? Section 3. Confidentiality. Q3.1 How is blood tested in the United States? Q3.2 What if a blood-bank finds out you are HIV positive? Section 4. Treatment options. Q4.1 General treatment information. Q4.2 AIDS and Opportunistic Infections. Q4.3 Guide to Social Security Benefits. Q4.4 What if you can't afford AZT? Q4.5 What about DNCB? (please contribute) Section 5. The common debates. Q5.1 What are Strecker and Segal's theories that HIV is manmade? Q5.2 Other conspiracy theories. Q5.3 Duesberg's Risk-Group Theory Q5.4 Contaminated polio vaccine? (please contribute) Q5.5 Who is Lorraine Day? (please contribute) Section 6. Internet resources. Q6.1 Ben Gardiner's Gopher AIDS Database Q6.2 CDC AIDS Public Information Dataset. Q6.3 HIVNET/AEGIS Gateway (BETA VERSION) Q6.4 Other USENET newsgroups. Section 7. Other Electronic Information Sources. Q7.1 Ben Gardiner's list of AIDS BBSes. Q7.2 National AIDS Clearinghouse Guide to AIDS BBSes. Q7.3 National Library of Medicine AIDSLINE (please contribute) Q7.4 Commercial Bulletin Boards Q7.5 Reappraisal of the HIV-AIDS Hypothesis. Q7.6 Lesbian/Gay Scholars Directory. Section 8. Non-Electronic Information Sources. Q8.1 Phone Information about AIDS. Q8.2 Phone Information about AIDS drug trials. Q8.3 US Social Security: Information for Organizations Section 9. Administrative information and acknowledgements Q9.1 Feedback is invited Q9.2 Formats in which this FAQ is available Q9.3 Authorship and acknowledgements