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In reply to the discussion: Should HIV non-disclosure be a crime? [View all]closeupready
(29,503 posts)She is a sexually frustrated woman whose husband is too busy to satisfy her. So she goes to a museum to admire some artwork and meets a romantic stranger who takes her home and gives her an afternoon delight, lol. She lingers a bit, he dozes off, and she gets dressed, sits at his desk and writes him a thank you note; doesn't like that one, searches for paper to write a better note, and finds a notice in the top drawer from the health department that her new boyfriend tested positive for syphillis. It's not really funny, but this was filmed in 1980 when HIV had not yet emerged, so her panic reaction at reading this news is kind of amusing when the film is seen today.
BTW, you know I'm not being nitpicky or anything, but FWIW, both herpes and syphillis can be (and have been) fatal. Ironically, they are both more communicable than HIV.