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Article #2146Re: HTLVIII Testing
From: Bear
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1986 18:49
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1986 18:49
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Gary writes: > ... > I think that if I had tested positive I would either a) decided to remain > celibate, which is close to what I've been doing anyway; b) limited my dating to > other men who tested positive, either through support groups or candid personal > ads; or c) limited my sexual activity to strictly safe, kinky stuff with little > or no chance of emotional attachments forming. > > ... Choice b is not a wise choice unless they practice safe sex. The accepted thinking is that the various mutations of HTLV-3 do not infect in quite the same way and that a cross infection might be all you need to go from non-symptomatic to symptomatic (ARC or AIDS). -- Jerry Natowitz ihnp4!houxm!hropus!jin (official) ihnp4!opus!jin (temporary) Institute for the Study of Non-existent Phenomena
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