Posted on 02/02/2005 11:50:58 PM PST by nickcarraway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two New Yorkers have been diagnosed with a rare sexually transmitted disease that is spreading among gay and bisexual men in Europe, the city health commissioner says.
The disease, known as LGV or Lymphogranuloma venereum, is caused by specific strains of chlamydia and is often marked by painful, bloody rectal infection and genital ulcers.
"LGV is a serious condition and its emergence in New York City reflects continuing high levels of unsafe sexual activity among men who have sex with men," Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden told a news conference on Wednesday.
"Unprotected anal intercourse, in particular, is extremely risky in terms of the spread of LGV as well as HIV," he added.
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has confirmed six recent cases in the United States, including three cases in San Francisco and one in Atlanta.
Among the cases identified thus far, most have also had HIV/AIDS infection, Frieden said.
The Netherlands has reported 92 cases of LGV dating back to 2003 and Belgium, France, Sweden and Britain have also reported infections.
Most people infected report having multiple sex partners and engaging in unprotected anal intercourse and other high-risk practices, officials said.
LGV can be cured by a three-week course of antibiotics if identified early. Untreated, it can cause swelling and scarring of the genitals and permanent damage to the bowels.
Lymphobotoxoma venereum?
Just watched fear factor where they drank worm squeezins'. Now this. What happenned to the deerslayin, bull castratin, chicken fightin America that I love?
Wonder when it will get to Hollywood?
Exit holes are made for "Get out of my way, here I come, CRRAAAPPPPP!!!!?? ooops" So, is it such a surprise.
How many partners does a homosexual have in their lifetime....considering they don't catch HIV? A number in the triple digit (100) keeps coming to mind...anyone remember CDC report. Thought this might be relevant.
Here we go again.
Next step, the straight guys from the suburbs, who visit the city get it.
Then some wives get it.
And lo and behold, it's not a "gay disease", everyone has it. Hooray!
Amen. Itis God's pox upon the Sodomites.
Well, isn't that special, and taxpayers will have to foot the bill.
Egress, not an ingress. :o)
"you pay, you play"
If only it worked that way. Now the American taxpayer will be once again asked to pay for the results of sexual self gratification and no responsibility on the part of these jerks.
"the difference being HIV came to the US first via Asia..."
I was always told that HIV came to America from England smuggled in the rear end of a Hudson.
Well just eeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwww............
The cure for this, would be the same for the cure for aids, If I may put is so bluntly:
STOP SCREWING AROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exactly. In the words of Superchicken, "they knew the job was dangerous when they took it, Fred."
I suppose they'll want taxpayer money to find cures for this, too?
Isn't it odd that this happened shortly after Herr Klintoon opened his office in Harlem?
God has a way of getting your attention.
Just ask the Egyptians of Moses time
They will never learn.
"you play...you pay"
Wish it was that simple...
Unfortunately when these deviates "play" we all end up paying for their perversions.
Think about their endless clamoring for ever more money for Aids research...
What they're saying, in effect, with their constant moaning for more aids money is..
"You don't have the right to tell us that what we do is immoral, but you have the obligation to pay for it's cure..
Mature point of view, eh?
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