Atlanta Escorts: Health Buzz: Early HIV Treatment Protects Partners

Posted on May 13th, 2011 in Atlanta escorts

2. I don’t have to worry because I’m not in a high-risk group. While prostitutes, men who have sex with men, and needle sharers are considered at high risk by the CDC, the virus is an equal-opportunity bug. “Many people don’t perceive themselves to be at risk and so don’t understand why testing is important,” says Joel Gallant, associate director of the AIDS Service at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. One example: Heterosexuals account for a third of new HIV transmissions each year, the CDC reports, and a woman might not know her male partner has slept with men in the past or has shared needles with an infected user. Monogamous relationships don’t guarantee absolute safety unless you’ve both been tested and are HIV-negative. In rare instances, women who have sex with women can pass on the virus. And the number of people 50 and older living with HIV/AIDS is on the rise, partly due to newly diagnosed infections, says Paul Weidle, acting chief of the epidemio …

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