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* '''Conversed''': "Wait, is Bob seriously gonna spend this episode sharing needles with this random guy? Ten bucks that he won't live to the series finale due to AIDS."

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* '''Conversed''': "Wait, is Bob seriously gonna spend this episode sharing needles with this random guy? Ten bucks that he won't live to the series finale due to AIDS.""
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* '''Straight''': Bob is diagnosed with HIV. Ten years later, it has progressed into AIDS, and Bob is slowly wasting away, before dying at the age of 40.

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* '''Straight''': Bob is diagnosed with HIV. Ten years later, it has progressed into AIDS, and Bob is slowly wasting away, away before dying at the age of 40.



** Bob contracted the virus from a tainted blood transfusion, but (again) wasn't diagnosed for decades.

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** Bob contracted the virus from a tainted blood transfusion, transfusion but (again) wasn't diagnosed for decades.



** Bob has already been diagnosed at the start of the plot, yet manages to survive longer than all other named characters in the series.
* '''Subverted''': Bob lives with HIV, but manages it with medication, such as the protease inhibitor cocktail. He also always has sex with condoms (even with his long-term partner or spouse), or else he's a CelibateHero, so as not to infect anyone else. And he gets his viral load and white cell count checked regularly. Other than that, he leads a normal life.

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** Bob has already been diagnosed at the start of the plot, yet he manages to survive longer than all other named characters in the series.
* '''Subverted''': Bob lives with HIV, but he manages it with medication, medication such as the protease inhibitor cocktail. He also always has sex with condoms (even with his long-term partner or spouse), spouse) or else he's a CelibateHero, CelibateHero so as not to infect anyone else. And he gets his viral load and white cell count checked regularly. Other than that, he leads a normal life.



* '''Double Subverted''': Bob loses his job, and the [[HealthcareMotivation health insurance]] he was using to pay for his meds. When he's unable to afford the meds, the virus wins.
** He tells people he has cancer, because of the social stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS.
* '''Parodied''': The priest in charge of Bob's funeral [[LastDisrespects derails the ceremony by ranting on the podium about how Bob's decadent lifestyle should serve as a warning to everyone else, rather than something to feel sorry for...]] And swiftly gets kicked off of the podium.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Bob loses his job, job and the [[HealthcareMotivation health insurance]] he was using to pay for his meds. When he's unable to afford the meds, the virus wins.
** He tells people he has cancer, cancer because of the social stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS.
* '''Parodied''': The priest in charge of Bob's funeral [[LastDisrespects derails the ceremony by ranting on the podium about how Bob's decadent lifestyle should serve as a warning to everyone else, else rather than something to feel sorry for...]] And swiftly gets kicked off of the podium.



* '''Enforced''': The story is set early in TheEighties, when (due to HIV being newly discovered), diagnoses were often made too late, and the social stigma didn't help, either.

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* '''Enforced''': The story is set early in TheEighties, TheEighties when (due to HIV being newly discovered), discovered) diagnoses were often made too late, and the social stigma didn't help, help either.



* '''Invoked''': In TheSixties or TheSeventies, Bob gets caught up in the counterculture lifestyle. He uses [[DrugsAreBad all sorts of drugs]], sometimes sharing needles with others, and [[ReallyGetsAround has lots of unprotected sex.]] 20 years later, he's settled down, but starts to feel tired and achy all the time. So he goes to the doctor, who diagnoses him with this newly-discovered disease for which there is no cure (or at this point, even treatment). Over the ensuing months and years, Bob grows weaker and sicker. He loses a lot of weight, can no longer work, and (due to social stigma) dies all alone in the hospital.

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* '''Invoked''': In TheSixties or TheSeventies, Bob gets caught up in the counterculture lifestyle. He uses [[DrugsAreBad all sorts of drugs]], sometimes sharing needles with others, and [[ReallyGetsAround has lots of unprotected sex.]] 20 years later, he's settled down, but he starts to feel tired and achy all the time. So he goes to the doctor, who diagnoses him with this newly-discovered disease for which there is no cure (or at this point, even treatment). Over the ensuing months and years, Bob grows weaker and sicker. He loses a lot of weight, can no longer work, and (due to social stigma) dies all alone in the hospital.



* '''Discussed''': When Bob's grandparents find out that Bob isn't heterosexual, one of them mentions that they used to have a friend who died of AIDS, and express relief that Bob lives in better times.

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* '''Discussed''': When Bob's grandparents find out that Bob isn't heterosexual, one of them mentions that they used to have a friend who died of AIDS, AIDS and express expresses relief that Bob lives in better times.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob is diagnosed with HIV, and while he is able to get medication and live a fairly normal life, he does die decades below the expected age for the area.



* '''Inverted''': HIV is not only treatable in this setting, but ''curable''.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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HIV is not only treatable in this setting, but ''curable''. ''curable''.
** Bob has already been diagnosed at the start of the plot, yet manages to survive longer than all other named characters in the series.



* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???The priest in charge of Bob's funeral [[LastDisrespects derails the ceremony by ranting on the podium about how Bob's decadent lifestyle should serve as a warning to everyone else, rather than something to feel sorry for...]] And swiftly gets kicked off of the podium.



* '''Defied''': Bob takes experimental drugs, which manage to keep him alive and (relatively) well for years to come.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Defied''': Bob takes (or maybe even starts creating) experimental drugs, drugs which manage to keep him alive and (relatively) well for years to come.
* '''Discussed''': ???
When Bob's grandparents find out that Bob isn't heterosexual, one of them mentions that they used to have a friend who died of AIDS, and express relief that Bob lives in better times.
* '''Conversed''': ???"Wait, is Bob seriously gonna spend this episode sharing needles with this random guy? Ten bucks that he won't live to the series finale due to AIDS."
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*'''Basic Trope''': A character dies a slow, horrible, painful death from AIDS.
*'''Straight''': Bob is diagnosed with HIV. Ten years later, it has progressed into AIDS, and Bob is slowly wasting away, before dying at the age of 40.
*'''Exaggerated''': Almost as soon as Bob is diagnosed, he dies.
*'''Downplayed''': ???
*'''Justified''': Back in TheSixties or TheSeventies, Bob led a wild lifestyle involving [[SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll sharing needles and lots of unprotected sex]]. The disease hadn't entered the public consciousness yet, so Bob didn't know any better. 20 years later, when he's settled down, he starts to realize he doesn't feel right; by the time he was diagnosed, it was too late.
** Bob contracted the virus from a tainted blood transfusion, but (again) wasn't diagnosed for decades.
*'''Inverted''': HIV is not only treatable in this setting, but ''curable''.
*'''Subverted''': Bob lives with HIV, but manages it with medication, such as the protease inhibitor cocktail. He also always has sex with condoms (even with his long-term partner or spouse), or else he's a CelibateHero, so as not to infect anyone else. And he gets his viral load and white cell count checked regularly. Other than that, he leads a normal life.
** Bob is wasting away, but he says it's from cancer.
*'''Double Subverted''': Bob loses his job, and the [[HealthcareMotivation health insurance]] he was using to pay for his meds. When he's unable to afford the meds, the virus wins.
** He tells people he has cancer, because of the social stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS.
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig-Zagged''': Some characters die from AIDS, others simply live with HIV.
*'''Averted''': HIV does not exist in this setting.
*'''Enforced''': The story is set early in TheEighties, when (due to HIV being newly discovered), diagnoses were often made too late, and the social stigma didn't help, either.
*'''Lampshaded''': ???
*'''Invoked''': In TheSixties or TheSeventies, Bob gets caught up in the counterculture lifestyle. He uses [[DrugsAreBad all sorts of drugs]], sometimes sharing needles with others, and [[ReallyGetsAround has lots of unprotected sex.]] 20 years later, he's settled down, but starts to feel tired and achy all the time. So he goes to the doctor, who diagnoses him with this newly-discovered disease for which there is no cure (or at this point, even treatment). Over the ensuing months and years, Bob grows weaker and sicker. He loses a lot of weight, can no longer work, and (due to social stigma) dies all alone in the hospital.
*'''Exploited''': A "hellfire and brimstone" pastor uses this to portray the (earthly) consequences of living a "wild" life, which then segues into the afterlife.
*'''Defied''': Bob takes experimental drugs, which manage to keep him alive and (relatively) well for years to come.
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???

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