Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-45.47.234.119-20150809070709/@comment-1173941-20150809195441

First off, it's still possible for you to get AIDS from a blood transfusion because of the period of time it takes for it to be detectable. Someone has sex, doesn't know if they got AIDS, but doesn't want to pay for a blood test? Just donate some blood and they'll do a blood test free, without you realizing it takes time for that sort of thing to appear on tests.

When it comes to actually dying from AIDS... Well, it's not like people don't die from it. It's just really rare.

If you'd rather they used a fictional disease, just pretend they did, and ignore it.