AIDS

IN CUBA, a variant of HIV that is much more aggressive than other known forms of the virus has been documented. Patients infected with this new variant progress to AIDS so rapidly that they may not even know they are infected, with AIDS symptoms occurring within 3 years of infection. (ILLUSTRATION: …

Via WebMD — ONE IN FIVE gay/bisexual men in the 21 U.S. cities hardest hit by AIDS have HIV infections — and nearly half don’t know it, a CDC survey finds. Black gay/bi men and under-30 gay/bi adults are least likely to know of their HIV infections. The findings show that HIV infection…