Transmission of HTLV-III Infection from Man to Woman to Man

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To the Editor: Approximately 1 percent of reported cases of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are presumed to be due to heterosexual transmission, with the vast majority of these reported in women who have contracted the virus from infected men. Among the few men thus far thought to have acquired human T-cell lymphotropic virus Type III (HTLV-III) infection from women, there appears to be a high incidence of contact with prostitutes.1 The lack of clear epidemiologic data on individual cases, particularly relating to details of sexual activity, and the constant suspicion that potentially embarrassing information about personal behavior is being . . .

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