Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ur-tut.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!rochester!ur-tut!john From: john@ur-tut.UUCP (John Gurian) Newsgroups: net.motss,net.med Subject: Re: AIDS transmission Message-ID: <146@ur-tut.UUCP> Date: Wed, 2-Oct-85 20:03:46 EDT Article-I.D.: ur-tut.146 Posted: Wed Oct 2 20:03:46 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 07:18:54 EDT References: <1557@bbncca.ARPA> <2192@ukma.UUCP> <290@bbncc5.UUCP> <1767@orca.U <208@well.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Rochester Computing Center Lines: 17 Xref: watmath net.motss:2134 net.med:2508 > *** There are absolutely no, repeat NO, AIDs case among any of > the healthworkers involved with AIDs who were not themselves > in high risk groups. Sorry to confuse things even more, but there has been ONE documented case of a "health care professional" (to use the standard buzzword) who contracted AIDS by sticking him/herself with a needle used to draw blood from the patient. Actually, there have been rumors of a second such occurance in Britain, but nothing I'd stake my reputation on. Still, 1 out of 13,000 cases isn't a very high incidence (if anyone wants a reference to the incidence in question, mail to me and I'll go look it up). Incidentally, my mother is a social worker who regularly sees AIDS patients without bothering to gown up or wear masks or any of that other rubbish. John Gurian (rochester!ur-tut!john) University of Rochester School of Medicine Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com