Newly infected may be likelier to transmit HIV

[travelerjim]

An informative article on MSNBC about HIV and resources/websites...

Newly infected may be likelier to transmit HIV...

Lack of symptoms, testsтАЩ inability to catch early infection aid spread of virus

People may be most likely to transmit the AIDS virus when they are first infected тАФ before they start showing symptoms and even before many screening tests detect the virus, Canadian researchers reported on Monday.

This may help explain why the HIV epidemic moves so quickly, they report in the Journal of Infectious Diseases

more..

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17471515/ .

TJ

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Welll DUH! It's already been shown that those who are NOT receiving treatment and have high viral loads are MUCH more likely to pass it on. Studies show that your chances of becoming infected by those receiving treatment who often have a "undetectable" viral load are actually quite small. This alone is a good reason to get these Poz Thai boys treatment. Not only will it save their lives, it will reduce the chances of them passing it along (since we know many of them DO NOT practice safe sex).