An Interview with Bill Frist
From ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" December 5, 2004

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS
Abstinence programs that are funded by the Federal government...suggested that tears and sweat could transmit HIV and AIDS. Now, you're a doctor. Do you believe that tears and sweat can transmit HIV?
SENATOR BILL FRIST
I don't know. I can tell you ...
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS
(Off Camera) You don't know?
SENATOR BILL FRIST
I can tell you things like, like ...
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (Off Camera)
Well, wait, let me stop you, you don't know that, you believe that tears and sweat might be able to transmit AIDS?
SENATOR BILL FRIST
Yeah, no, I can tell you that HIV is not very transmissible as an element like, compared to smallpox, compared to the flu.
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