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David J. Acer (November 11, 1949 – September 3, 1990) was an American dentist who allegedly infected six of his patients, including Kimberly Bergalis, with HIV. [1] The Acer case is considered the first documented HIV transmission from a healthcare worker to a patient in the United States, [2] though the means of transmission remain unknown. [3]
Kimberly Ann Bergalis (January 19, 1968 – December 8, 1991) was an American woman who was one of six patients purportedly infected with HIV by dentist David J. Acer, who was infected with HIV and died of AIDS on September 3, 1990.
And, because HIV-positive people with durably suppressed or undetectable amounts of HIV in their blood cannot transmit HIV to sexual partners, sexual activity with HIV-positive partners on effective treatment is a form of safe sex (to prevent HIV infection). This fact has given rise to the concept of "U=U" ("Undetectable = Untransmittable").
The viral load of an infected person is an important risk factor in both sexual and mother-to-child transmission. [67] During the first 2.5 months of an HIV infection, a person's infectiousness is twelve times higher due to the high viral load associated with acute HIV. [65]
The procedure, which rejuvinates skin and improves the appearance of wrinkles, gained popularity after Kim Kardashian got a vampire facial during an episode of Kim and Kourtney Take Miami
HIV-1 is more virulent and more infective than HIV-2, [20] and is the cause of the majority of HIV infections globally. The lower infectivity of HIV-2, compared to HIV-1, implies that fewer of those exposed to HIV-2 will be infected per exposure. Due to its relatively poor capacity for transmission, HIV-2 is largely confined to West Africa. [21]
It’s the first time the procedure has resulted in the transmission of HIV and has raised concerns about the safety of vampire facials, also known as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) microneedling ...
Switzerland said on Tuesday it was concerned by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposals to raise tariffs and is considering how to respond if his new administration does so. Trump aims to ...