Rare and Aggressive H.I.V. Reported in New York

NY Times ^ | February 12, 2005 | MARC SANTORA and LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN

[neverdem]

Here's the Times version with a little less alarm. Altman, one of the authors, is an M.D.

John Marshall Mantel for The New York Times
Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, left, commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, discussing a rare strain of drug-resistant H. I. V. at a news conference.

Here's the scarier AP version, "Rare Drug - Resistant HIV Found in N.Y.".

[GaryMontana]

This is only the beginning.

If we can not cure the common cold -- a simple virus there is no way we can cure Aids!

[Imaverygooddriver]

Well naturally viruses mutate, but lets hope it doesn`t get to a point where the AIDS virus can survive in air, because if that ever happened, it`s allll over.

[John Lenin]

It's a blood disease, cool your jets.

[w6ai5q37b]

there is no way we can cure Aids!

No but there is a way it can be prevented. Funny how the government discourages cigarette smoking as a way to combat lung disease however nothing is being done to control the sodomite behavior which spreads AIDS and not only that but seems to encourage it.

[the_Watchman]

These guys come to the obvious conclusion: It's time to use condoms. /sarcasm!

What about curtailing both anal sex and crystal meth use?!?! No! No! It's the lack of condoms which is at issue!

I also love the part where: The man, whose name was not released to protect his privacy,. This bozo has infected perhaps 100's of men due to his actions has HIS privacy is protected. What about the people he had physcial contact with? [I refuse to call this action SEX!] Don't they have any rights? They have a NEED to know!

If someone had fired a gun into the air shooting 100 bullets in the middle of an urban area would their name not be released to protect their privacy?!?! This is just plain stupid!!

[neverdem]

FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.

[kcvl]

No but there is a way it can be prevented.

But then they wouldn't have the "disease du jour" to throw in our faces.

[John Lenin]

Do you put your trust in a flimsy bit of latex?
Sex can be unsafe, even with a condom...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I knew some people who were obsessed with AIDS information. Unfortunately one of the next steps on the way to an airborne strain of the virus was a "fast burner" mutation that's an untreatable strain. Sadly to say, all we can hope for is that it burns itself out before that happens.

[Lexinom]

But Dr. Frieden said the case heightened the importance of using condoms self-denying chastity, monogamy in marriage, and an end to the needle.

[Pro-Bush]

Mother nature has her way of taking care of things.

[neverdem]

But Dr. Frieden said the case heightened the importance of using condoms, self-denying chastity, monogamy in marriage, and an end to the needle.

He frets about second hand smoke, but he can't say what's obvious to the blind.

[Lexinom]

The officials urged all New Yorkers who are sexually active to check on their H.I.V. status.

Married couples (the kind that don't sleep around)?

[Lexinom]

As sad as it is - and when I was a young man I spent a profoundly humbling afternoon caring for a fellow ravaged by this horrific disease - they brought this on themselves. Anyone reading Romans 1 cannot but be struck by its piercing relevance to this time and this issue.

1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

[Dallas59]

Who's forcing all these people to have unprotected sex?

[neverdem]

Married couples (the kind that don't sleep around)?

Exactly, why target your resources where they're most needed? You can make money with useless, PC efforts!

[fella]

The virus was found in a New York City man in his mid-40's who engaged in unprotected anal sex with other men on multiple occasions while he was using crystal methamphetamine.

So the old saying "Speed Kills" is still true. On the other hand if the infested pass on quickly they will be less of a drain on the tax dollars of the normal people.

[Lexinom]

Whoever they are, they need to be found, rounded up, and tried and convicted of negligent manslaughter.