AIDS and dioxin

[Harriet Rosenberg <hrosenbe@yorku.ca>]

I have sent the information on AIDS and dioxin to colleagues doing
research on AIDS education in Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. Am I
correct in assuming that domestic wood fires that may also contain
plastics could be a signifcant source of dioxins and hence
immunosuppressants and thus play a role in the progression  of AIDS.
Wood fires are the dominant form of fuel for  cooking and  heating
and in my experience in Botswana a common way of trash disposal. I am also
thinking that pesticide exposure might be very significant.
Should we be thinking about enviro exposures as well as condoms in AIDS
education?
Harriet Rosenberg
Health and Society Programme
Social Science Division (Arts)		 
York University
Note New E-Mail Address: hrosenbe@yorku.ca