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by Steko 4566 days ago
Wikipedia gives estimates on differences between anal and vaginal transmission are about 8-1 but also admits the numbers could be off by a factor of 10.

What we know is that the AIDS epidemic was at it's worst in Africa where it was largely spread through heterosexual transmission.

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I was going by Health Canada numbers -- either way, there's a difference.

What we know is that the AIDS epidemic was at it's worst in Africa where it was largely spread through heterosexual transmission.

Agreed.

It is spread by widespread heterosexual sodomy in Africa in addition to homosexual sodomy.