[markomalley]

Sorry for the girl...but I thought that conclusion was a bit premature when I initially heard it.

[Viennacon]

Very sad, but I have a feeling this disease is beyond human medical machinations.

[vetvetdoug]

AIDS is a retrovirus. In cats, the virus can go undetected in the bone marrow and circulation for a couple of years and then become detected once more. Kittens born of a dam infected with FeLV will always have to be considered possible FeLV cats when making differential diagnoses.

[lee martell]

I thought the same thing. Too eager to boast Mission Accomplished to keep that research money flowing in. If there is total immunity for this child, they may not know for sure until certain hallmarks of maturity occur. It remains to be seen how the virus reacts to the onset of puberty, with all the hormonal changes. How will childbirth effect her, will gestation revive or worse activate her latent illness? Can she pass on the disease or the immunity?

[icwhatudo]

So homosexuals want to be able to donate blood like normal people because of the reliability of testing?

I think not.

[fwdude]

This is because HIV is a moving target; one of the most evolving and adaptive viruses in humankind.