Never forget that AIDS is around us.
Dun play play. 
New Yorker down with mutant HIV strain
NEW YORK - NEW York City doctors have discovered a man with a
previously unseen strain of highly drug-resistant HIV that
progressed from infection to full-blown Aids in two or three
months, the health department said.
'We've identified this strain of HIV that is difficult or
impossible to treat and which appears to progress rapidly to Aids,'
said New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden. 'We have not
seen a case like this before. It holds the potential for a very
serious public health problem.'
The case was found in a New Yorker in his mid-40s who had
unprotected sex with other men, often while using crystal
methamphetamine, an addictive stimulant.
The man - who had not previously undergone anti-viral drug
treatment - was diagnosed with the rare strain in December last
year.
He apparently had been infected recently after years of having
unprotected anal intercourse.
The onset of Aids appears to have occurred within two to three
months, and at most 20 months, after infection.
'It is likely there are others infected with this strain and this
individual has infected others,' Mr Frieden said. The case is
'extremely concerning and a wake-up call', he said.
The strain of HIV was found to be resistant to three of the four
types of anti-viral drugs that combat the disease. -- Bloomberg,
AP