Posted on 03/13/2014 10:50:42 AM PDT by massmike
A 46-year-old woman in Texas likely acquired HIV from her female partner in what health officials say is a rare case of female-to-female transmission of the virus.
The two women had been in a monogamous sexual relationship for six months. One was HIV-positive and had not taken medication for the human immunodeficiency virus in two years, according to a new case report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV is the virus that causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
The second woman had previously tested negative for HIV, but during the relationship, she became infected with the virus. This woman did not have other risk factors for HIV: she had not had heterosexual sex in 10 years, and she did not use injection drugs.
Reports of HIV transmission between two women are rare, and in previous cases, researchers were often unable to determine if another factor, such as injection drug use, had caused the infection.
Still, because HIV can be present in vaginal fluid and menstrual blood, transmission of the virus between two women is theoretically possible, the researchers said.
The report will be published tomorrow (March 14) in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
(Excerpt) Read more at ca.news.yahoo.com ...
At least it’s not Morbidity and Mortality Daily.
The rarity of this is why I never believed the whole Magic Johnson got aids from sleeping with women.
rare confirmed case.
Exactly. That’s like saying that I’ve been monogamous since last weekend. Or that I quit drinking every day.
If only they had been allowed to get “married” this wouldn’t have happened. /sarc
Lol
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.