Word: infectivity
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...million Americans are thought to have been exposed to the virus, and the vast majority do not themselves know who they are; many may not develop symptoms for six years or so. Indeed, it is widely believed that people who harbor the AIDS virus are most likely to infect others before, not after, they exhibit obvious symptoms...
When told that B.U. goes on spring break today, Takao Kurihara '88 said, "good--let them infect Florida...
...proceeding cautiously, however. In the absence of any long-term studies, it has limited daily use of the capsules to six months and has warned against their use during pregnancy. Also, the agency noted, use of the capsules does not guarantee that a herpes victim will not infect a sexual partner...
...wrong drugs are used for chlamydia or if it is left untreated, the infection can spread throughout the reproductive tract. In men, it generally / leaves no lasting effects, though many continue to harbor the bacteria and can infect their sexual partners. In women, the bacteria may travel through the uterus into the fallopian tubes, which become inflamed and eventually scarred. While the infection in some cases causes severe lower abdominal pain, thus sending a clear danger signal, the symptoms in other women are barely noticeable. Many of these women remain unaware of their infection. Only after trying unsuccessfully to become...
...eyes will also be fixed on the Court when it hears an upcoming case on the constitutionality of an Alabama law allowing schools to set aside a few moments for silence or voluntary prayer. Should the Reagan Administration's noticeable laxness in maintaining the separation of church and state infect the Court, a reversal may be in the cards for the 1962 Engels vs. Vitale decision when the Burger Court banned prayer from the schools. Just last year the Court allowed a Rhode Island town to use taxpayers money to erect a creche over the opposition of civil liberties...