Posted on 02/14/2005 7:35:16 AM PST by xzins
AIDS viruses isolated from two individuals are being studied to determine whether either might be the source of a rare and potentially more aggressive form of HIV .... resistant to 19 of the 20 licensed antiretroviral drugs. ...The two male contacts in New York, only one of whom is cooperating with the investigation, are among hundreds of men with whom the New York man told health officials he has had sex in recent weeks while using crystal methamphetamine. The man who sparked the investigation is cooperating with city health officials but apparently does not know the names of all his partners.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
That's what drugs are for.
remember, he said he was under the influence of meth.
Duh
I think he was a proffessional
Know what I mean?
Maybe he took notes from Monica Lewinski...
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.
"Duh
I think he was a proffessional
Know what I mean?"
Oh! Duh is right.
The "gift" that keeps on giving............
Does the closet run the school systems as well.
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