Articles labeled: HIV

Our first reaction to this story was a loud resounding EWWWW, but then we got our heads out of our butts and remembered not everyone in the world has a kitchen littered with blenders and food processors, or even electricity for that matter. And given the rapid spread of HIV in many developing countries, it’s a pretty serious matter. But the cases that happened here in the U.S.? Come on, people! There’s nothing more American than *not* having to pre-chew your baby’s food.

A HIV-positive mother can infect her baby with the virus if she pre-chews the child’s food, researchers warned today.

US government scientists have identified three cases in which a child was infected in this way. The report raised concern the problem could be far more prevalent in the developing world where the practice of pre-chewing babies’ food is common in some countries.

The scientists said that blood, rather than saliva, carried the virus because in at least two of the cases the infected mothers had bleeding gums or mouth sores.

In some developing countries, some mothers pre-chew food for babies - possibly because they have no other way to blend baby food for toothless infants.

42 years is just not enough for this scum of the earth…

An HIV-positive California man pleaded guilty to drugging and sodomizing a 17-year-old developmentally disabled boy and having oral sex with a 13-year-old one, the Oroville Mercury Register reported.

Edward Lee Hosmun II is charged with four felony molestation charges, and faces up to 42 years in prison at his March sentencing, the newspaper reported.