"Actually , they are not very effective at all . Undoubtedly because a condom retains the bulk of the discharge of semen , the rate is cut down . To become infected with any disease , two things are relevant in terms of the offending , invasive agent . One is the presence of some of those viruses , or germs , itself . The other is the quantity of that agent entering the body . If there are only a few bugs , the average human will kill them off . If thereÂ ’ s a very heavy dose , the chance for an infection succeeding is greater . Therefore , by cutting down on the volume of semen , a condom certainly reduces the chance for AIDS . But AIDS viruses do get through the condom ."
"Why is the rate of AIDS so high in Africa then , where donoms are rare , but so low in the Western world , where condoms are the norm . -Wez"
"If there are only a few bugs , the average human will kill them off . If thereÂ ’ s a very heavy dose , the chance for an infection succeeding is greater . Therefore , by cutting down on the volume of semen , a condom certainly reduces the chance for AIDS . But AIDS viruses do get through the condom ."
"Why is the rate of AIDS so high in Africa then , where donoms are rare , but so low in the Western world , where condoms are the norm"