There is a pit thread, http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=158028, about people who deliberately contract HIV. Not only do I not think the subject is pit-worthy, but I have some questions, so I thought I’d start a new thread.
First, according to some Dopers who have a little more info on the subject than we do, it appears to be a very small minority of the population that is doing this. Is it like a Muncheusens by Proxy thing, where they get the disease and then go into treatment for it? Or do they just contract it and die? How long does it take someone to die from AIDS if it is untreated?
Also, do these Bug Chasers then become Gift Givers (people who agree to give AIDS to Bug Chasers)?