AdvertisementFake Cures For AIDS Have A Long And Dreadful HistoryAugust 17, 2014Susan BrinkfacebookEmailOver a decade ago, rumors spread in South Africa that sex with a virgin could cure HIV/AIDS. In 2001, 150 people gathered in Cape Town to protest the rape of children and even babies, allegedly as a result of belief in this canard. (AFP/Getty Images)