What is the transfer rate of the HIV/AIDS Virus?!
Question: I had an HIV test done at planned parenthood and much to my surprise they told me that some people have unprotected sex with partners which they know carry the HIV virus and never get the virus. Obviously this isn't the best idea (like playing Russian roulette) but I was wondering what the transfer rate is for the HIV/AIDS virus when unprotected sex is had with someone who is infected. Are there any stats on this?!
Answers: I had an HIV test done at planned parenthood and much to my surprise they told me that some people have unprotected sex with partners which they know carry the HIV virus and never get the virus. Obviously this isn't the best idea (like playing Russian roulette) but I was wondering what the transfer rate is for the HIV/AIDS virus when unprotected sex is had with someone who is infected. Are there any stats on this?!
Looks like people have a lot of strong opinions, but they don't want to answer your questions.
The CDC published a document entitled:
Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection-Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV in the United States
Here is the link to that website:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml...
In that document they have a table that answers the question you are asking:
Estimated per act risk for HIV-1 by exposure route
Exposure Route -- Estimated infections per 10,000 exposures to an infected source
Blood Transfusion 9,000
Childbirth 2,500
Needle-sharing injection drug use 67
Receptive anal intercourse 50
Percutaneous needle stick 30
Receptive penile-vaginal intercourse 10
Insertive anal intercourse 6.5
Insertive penile-vaginal intercourse 5
Receptive fellatio 1
Insertive fellatio 0.5
Thus, about 9/10 ten people who receive HIV tainted blood transfusions will subsequently develop HIV infection. If you are a female, your risk of acquiring HIV from an infected male via vaginal intercourse is actually only about 1/1000, and if you are a male, it's even less than that.
Note that these statistics are only as good as the available studies, and so, these statistics may change with better data or as HIV evolves. I have cited the studies that the above figures are based upon here:
1. Donegan E, Stuart M, Niland JC, et al. Infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) among recipients of antibody--positive blood donations. Ann Intern Med 1990;113:733--9.
2. Kaplan EH, Heimer R. HIV incidence among New Haven needle exchange participants: updated estimates from syringe tracking and testing data. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 1995;10:175--6.
3. European Study Group on Heterosexual Transmission of HIV. Comparison of female to male and male to female transmission of HIV in 563 stable couples. BMJ 1992;304:809--13.
4. Varghese B, Maher JE, Peterman TA, Branson BM, Steketee RW. Reducing the risk of sexual HIV transmission: quantifying the per-act risk for HIV on the basis of choice of partner, sex act, and condom use. Sex Transm Dis 2002;29:38--43.
Finally, obviously it is up to each individual to choose for themselves whether or not it is worth it to pursue risky behaviours, but it is not my place to preach. I just want to answer your question.
If it was one in ten million, I wouldn't chance it. Planned Parenthood is also not the most honest and reliable source of truthful and unbiased sexual information of the planet. They're blinded left wingers.
PP is sick. They will say and do anything to get people's money. Recently they caused a huge uproar because it is coming out that they protect sex offenders so they can abort their victims babies, and they are more than willing to accept racist donations to abort black babies (these are backed up by real phone calls made to PP). These people deserve to burn in hell.
There is also a small part of the population who are naturally immune. Which is the best chance for a cure really. Scientists are studying prostitutes in parts of Africa, where they think the virus originated from. Some are immune, they are not sure why. But there have been cases reported in the USA as well. It may be that sort of situation, I would think it to be the most logical explanation.
I have an amazing book on aids: The Aids Cover-up? The real and alarming facts about aids. by Gene Antonio
Aids can be transmitted by any bodily fluids. Knowing that is enough. How do we know if we are immune? The Russian Roulette idea is exactly on the money.