The news that hit last week about a new AIDS strain that is, actually, not new.
There was a story last year about someone who was HIV positive, was taking experimental drugs to combat it, had unprotected relations with someone who had a different strain of HIV, and ended up with two different strains of HIV that turned into full-blown AIDS at a vastly accelerated rate.
Blood tests showed antibodies for both strains in the person that was being monitored as he was a test subject for the anti-AIDS drug.
Little attention was paid to the news then, but last week, a “new” strain of HIV emerged, which allows HIV to develop to full-blown AIDS within three months.
It’s the same story, but now people are paying a little closer attention. People having multiple partners who have other HIV strains, using unsafe methods and not caring enough to get tested or changing their behavior after learning they are HIV-positive has led to this aggressive strain emerging over the last couple of years.
When will people learn?
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