After a 4-year-old boy in Portugal was diagnosed with HIV, the biggest question was how he got the infection. His mother, for example, didn't have it (women with HIV can pass the virus to babies). An investigation revealed a surprising source: leaky blisters on the boy's father's skin. While it's well-known that a mother can […]
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'When I Was 18, 3 Words Changed My Life Forever: You Have AIDS'
It happened just days before my 18th birthday. I was enrolled in Job Corps—a government-funded educational program in Kentucky—at the time. It was a fresh start for me: After being sexually abused by a family member growing up, running away from home when I was 13, and joining a violent gang, this was my new […]