Pat Robertson, who I’m almost positive is not an infectious disease specialist, has some advice for a woman traveling to Kenya this December who wants to know if there are any health risks she should be worried about.
Robertson’s response: Don’t worry about Ebola. But watch out for the AIDS. Because that’s transmitted by towels. Towels.
Not in Kenya. You might get AIDS in Kenya. The people have AIDS. You got to be careful. I mean, the towels can have AIDS.
Damn towels!
Since Robertson won’t look it up, no, you can’t transmit AIDS through a towel. (Or, for that matter, a toilet seat, a kiss, or a sneeze.)
Now let’s get back to the real question here: Why the hell would anyone ask Pat Robertson about health risks overseas…?
(via Christian Nightmares)