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A New Model For Health And Disease – Page 158

population who are infected take antibiotics over-the-counter for lack of availability of physicians, and probably overdose themselves to ward off infection.
One can now see the whole picture of repeated venereal infection in all these high-risk groups. The sexual liberation in Africa and the homosexual "revolution" in the West have brought about the same result—namely, frequent venereal infections and, consequently, repeated courses of antibiotics.
In Botswana in 1973, out of 608,654 inhabitants 28,204 had gonor-rheal infections and 9,750 had syphilis.
In Chad, in a population of 3,254,000 in 1974, there were 5,035 cases of congenital syphilis, 9,222 cases of early syphilis, and 20,636 cases of gonococcal infections.
In Gabon, in a population of 448,564, there were 13,793 cases of gonococcal infections in 1973.
In Gambia, in a population of 487,448, the number of gonococcal infections was 6,391 in 1980.
In Guinea-Bissau, in a population of 487,448 in 1981, there were 5,829 cases of gonococcal infections.
In Mali, in a population of 6,035,272 in 1973, there were 32,993 cases of syphilis and 21,235 cases of gonococcal infections.
In Niger, in a population of 2,501,800 in 1981, there were 14,230 cases of congenital syphilis, 9,171 of syphilis, 30,255 of gonococcal infections, and 4,809 cases of other venereal diseases.
In Senegal, in a population of 5,085,388 in 1974, there were 1,063 cases of congenital syphilis, 6,680 cases of early syphilis, 58,144 cases of syphilis, and 18,678 cases of gonococcal infections.
In Sudan, in a population of 14,113,590 in 1979, there were 48,826 cases of early syphilis and 56,202 cases of gonococcal infections.
In Uganda, in a population of 9,548,847 in 1974, there were 9,660 cases of syphilis and 331,992 cases of gonococcal infections.
In Zaire in 1973, 1,407 cases of congenital syphilis, 5,234 cases of early syphilis, 9,829 cases of syphilis, and 126,224 cases of gonococcal infections were reported.9.10
According to this Model, countries where religious, social and ethical morals are still strong will be less affected by this epidemic.
The question remains, is it axiomatic that a person who has undergone treatment for syphilis or gonorrhea and has taken a lot of antibiotics in his past will contract AIDS or become an