Because the worldwide spread of AIDS has had such a great effect on millions of people worldwide, a number of misconceptions have arisen surrounding the disease. Below is a list and explanation of some common misconceptions and their rebuttals.

Sexual intercourse with a virgin will cure AIDS

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Virgin cleansing is a myth that has occurred since at least the 16th century, when Europeans believed that they could rid themselves of a sexually transmitted disease by transferring it to a virgin through sexual intercourse. Although the exact prevalence of this is unclear, it is believed to occur worldwide (Meel, 2003; Groce et al., 2004). Doing so does not cure the infected person, but it will expose the victim to HIV infection, spreading the disease further. This myth has gained considerable notoriety as the perceived reason for certain recent sexual abuse and child molestation occurrences (Meel, 2003).

HIV was introduced to North America by a Canadian flight attendant

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A Canadian airline steward named Gaëtan Dugas was referred to as "Patient O" (for "Out of California") in an early AIDS study by Dr. William Darrow of the Centers for Disease Control. He was responsible for infecting several of the first few reported hundred victims of the disease, but he was not the first person to bring or spread AIDS to North America. This rumor may have started with Randy Shilts' 1987 book And The Band Played On (and the movie based on it, where Dugas is referred to as AIDS' Patient Zero), but neither the book nor the movie state him to have been the first to bring the virus to North America. He was called "Patient Zero" because at least 40 of the 248 people known to be infected by AIDS in 1983 had had sexual intercourse with him, or with someone who had sexual intercourse with him.

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