An alternative 'therapy'
Wonderful stuff coming out of Africa these days.
The Ugandans seem to have a new therapy for AIDS
From
allAfrica.com:
Uganda: Ugandans Turn to Lizard Blood for Aids Cure
Desperate people living with the HIV/Aids virus in Yumbe district, northwestern Uganda, have resorted to an ominous therapy - that of injecting themselves with blood drawn from an uncommon type of lizard.
Natives believe the reptile, locally called Lepe is a panacea for Aids ailment.
Mr Isaac Anguyo, the director of the West Nile-based Here is Life Christian organisation, exposed the disturbing story during a recent HIV/Aids Stake holder's meeting in Yumbe.
Veterinary experts at Makerere University, who studied photographs of the said reptile, identified it as the White-throated monitor lizard or Varanus albigularis albigularis - known for its medicinal content.
Mr Anguyo, during the assembly with Yumbe leaders, showed video footage of testimonies of some people living with the deadly virus who claim they made stunning recovery after being injected with lizard blood!
In a segment of the recording, a man, his two wives and a daughter - all self-confessed persons living with the Aids virus - assert that they felt better once blood of the cold-blooded reptile was introduced to their bodies. The family claim the brawny and scaly lizard is a nice delicacy too.
Delusion is a very powerful drug but the cure is not permanent. These poor souls are looking at everything except the one place that would work. Sex education and proper condom use...
Posted by DaveH at January 29, 2008 6:47 PM