2 new patients may hold clues to potent HIV (NY Man claims 100's of Partners last few weeks)

SFGate ^ | 14 Feb 05 | Lawrence Altman

[mamelukesabre]

That's what drugs are for.

remember, he said he was under the influence of meth.

[Nebr FAL owner]

methanphetamine in its various forms are used as pep pills& do in fact impair judgment to the extent that this persons behavior is not considered strange. ie you get hooked on this stuff you will do what ever you have to to get your next hit.

[mamelukesabre]

Duh

I think he was a proffessional

Know what I mean?

[CaptainK]

A virulent strain of AIDS associated with mega multiple sex partners fueled by a super potent, immune depressing, amphetamine. Dr. Peter Duesberg's theory on AIDS ties in beautifully to this scenario.

[grey_whiskers]

New York man told health officials he has had sex with 100's of Partners in recent weeks Ewwwwwwww....how can he even sit down?

Maybe he took notes from Monica Lewinski...

[Antioch]

Even the scientific community doesn't have the courage to deal honestly with an obvious public health threat. Their public health pronouncements are at odds with their own research conclusions.

JOURNAL: Am J Public Health, 95(1): 152-82005

TITLE: Unprotected anal intercourse among HIV-positive men who have a steady male sex partner with negative or unknown HIV serostatus.

OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the prevalence and predictors of unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) among HIV-positive men who have a single steady male partner with negative or unknown HIV serostatus.

RESULTS: Of 970 HIV-positive MSM who had a single steady male sex partner with negative or unknown serostatus, 278 (29%) reported UAI during the previous year. In a subset of 674 men who were aware of their infection, 144 (21%) had UAI. Among the men who were aware of their infection, factors found to be predictive of UAI in multivariate modeling were heterosexual self-identification, crack cocaine use, no education beyond high school, and a partner with unknown serostatus.

CONCLUSIONS: Even after learning of their infection, one fifth of HIV-positive MSM who had a single steady male partner with negative or unknown serostatus engaged in UAI, underscoring the need to expand HIV prevention interventions among these men.

JOURNAL: Sex Transm Dis, 7(2): 49-52 1980

TITLE: Intensive screening for gonorrhea, syphilis, and hepatitis B in a gay bathhouse does not lower the prevalence infection.

OBJECTIVE: An attempt was made to reduce the rate of infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae among homosexual men who visit a bathhouse in Denver, Colorado by the offer of screening cultures during the 24 hr per week of maximal use of the bathhouse.

RESULTS: The rate of infection did not decline significantly (P less than 0.80) from the first month (31 of 272 men; 11.4%) to the third month (19 of 180 men; 10.6%) of the program. Early syphilis was detected in five (0.8%) of 606 men and hepatitis B surface antigen in 13 (3.3%) of 389 men tested. Serologic evidence of prior infection with Treponema pallidum and hepatitis B virus was found in 96 (19.3%) of 498 and 226 (58.1%) of 389 men tested, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: Patrons of a gay bathhouse have a high risk of contracting gonorrhea, syphilis, and hepatitis B. Although intensive screening is a cost-effective method of detecting cases of gonorrhea, the screening program did not reduce the prevalence of infection.

[followerofchrist]

"Duh

I think he was a proffessional

Know what I mean?"


Oh! Duh is right.

[rapture76]

The "gift" that keeps on giving............

[rapture76]

Does the closet run the school systems as well.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

....among hundreds of men with whom the New York man told health officials he has had sex in recent weeks....

I'm having a lot of trouble with this. Admitted, I'm not a sphincter surfer so I have no idea what system they use, but how in the devil does anyone have that much sexual contact (hetero or homo) with anyone, without an automated line or something?

Queers just boggle the mind.