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December 2000 Cover
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Lack of knowledge regarding AIDS is creating unsafe misconceptions in Malaysia. According to the
Sun newspaper, the Sarawak AIDS Network (SAN) said that some prostitutes believe they can prevent HIV infection by using Coca-Cola as a disinfectant. The
sex workers and their partners reportedly spray the soda on their genitals before having sex, possibly believing that the cola bubbles can kill HIV, SAN's Dr. Andrew Kiyu explained. Kiyu, the deputy director of the Sarawak health department, noted that other myths in
the Borneo Island state involve ways to identify HIV-infected individuals based on their appearance or body odor.
Editor's Note: from Kyodo News Service
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