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From: john@ur-tut.UUCP (John Gurian)
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Subject: Re: AIDS transmission
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Date: Wed, 2-Oct-85 20:03:46 EDT
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>    ***  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