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Consider two major parts of the AIDS epidemic; the treatment of AIDS and the prevention of AIDS.
The treatment of AIDS has had some success if the inflicted have access to modern medical facilities. Life is prolonged, though complicated.
A vaccine will most likely not be found for AIDS. This is acknowledged because of the proclivity of the various AIDS viruses to mutate. Without a vaccine, cultural mores and practices must change if AIDS is to be defeated. In simplistic terms, the spread of AIDS can be halted by the cessation of sexual intercourse with an AIDS infected partner. But this is not an option for so many braggadocios who defy the disease before being infected, and decry their fate once infected.
The spread of AIDS is a social reflection of the primacy of sexual intercourse for 21st Century human beings. For good or bad.