Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site wucs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mgnetp!we53!busch!wucs!mef From: mef@wucs.UUCP (Mark Frisse) Newsgroups: net.motss,net.med Subject: Re: Test for exposure to AIDS Message-ID: <602@wucs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 13:21:59 EST Article-I.D.: wucs.602 Posted: Tue Jan 8 13:21:59 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 10-Jan-85 06:38:05 EST References: <1075@aecom.UUCP> <1245@bbncca.ARPA> Organization: Washington U. in St. Louis, CS Dept. Lines: 21 Xref: watmath net.motss:1408 net.med:1177 Your observation about the gay press may be accurate. Having cared for gay patients early in the AIDS story, I found the articles my patients brought me from the gay press to be "ahead" of the articles in the scientific literature - probably because of the lengthy critical review process applied to scientific publications. Two points: 1. We don't know how many patients exposed to HTLV will get the full-blown aids syndrome - it may take a few years to find out. 2. Blood banks are going to start screening blood for HTLV very soon. What will they do with the information? What are there responsibilities to the donor and the public? Mark Frisse, M.D. Editor, Washington U. Manual of Med. Therapeutics