Byron Dorgan: “It is almost unthinkable what has happened, especially in Africa, with respect to the subject of AIDS. AIDS is a…”

“It is almost unthinkable what has happened, especially in Africa, with respect to the subject of AIDS. AIDS is a scourge, a plague that is affecting the entire world. It is the first plague since the bubonic plague for which there is no cure, no vaccination, no significant remedy. It is devastating to a number of parts of this world, especially the continent of Africa. Twenty million people have died in Africa from AIDS; 14 million people are currently infected with HIV or AIDS in the continent of Africa. We can't pretend it doesn't matter to us. AIDS is affecting all of the world, including our country.”