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- From: elonich@cbnewse.cb.att.com (diane.e.pedersen)
- Subject: Re: Toddler biting and AIDS transmission
- Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville IL
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 19:22:52 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.192252.7413@cbnewse.cb.att.com>
- Summary: AIDS
- References: <1993Jan26.152031.2566@ccsvax.sfasu.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan26.152031.2566@ccsvax.sfasu.edu>, f_markwort@ccsvax.sfasu.edu writes:
- > My 17 month old was bitten by another toddler in her day-care class.
- > This boy has bitten at least one other child I know of. (Both bites drew blood)
- > The day care providers are contemplating requesting AIDS testing on the
- > biter if the bitten's parents request it. Does anyone have any experience
- > with similar situations. Initially I didn't think it necessary, but
- > I really don't know the family of this little boy.
-
- There is no known case of AIDS being transmitted via saliva,
- so the bitten children really don't have to worry about getting AIDS.
- Hoever, if the biter is drawing blood, the biter may have to worry
- about catching AIDS from teh bitten children.
-
- To be fair, have all the children tested.
-
- Actually, I'm being sarcastic. If the day care providers are
- considering AIDS testing on the child, it implies that they
- consider this child a problem and are looking for excuses.
- (Though being a "biter" is considered excuse enough for
- expulsion from many day cares)
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- Diane Pedersen
- AT&T Bell Laboratories
- Naperville, Illinois
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