A.I.D.S. Found In Lab. Worker (Press, 13 December 1984)
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Summary: A.I.D.S. Found In Lab. Worker (Press, 13 December 1984)
On 13 December 1984, a case of A.I.D.S. was reported in Boston, marking what doctors claim could be the first instance in the United States where an individual contracted the disease through their occupation. The patient, an unnamed medical laboratory worker, is currently receiving intensive care at the New England Medical Centre. Doctors indicated that the blood samples the worker handled likely came from individuals at high risk for A.I.D.S. Although many A.I.D.S. cases in the U.S. have been linked to certain high-risk groups, this man does not belong to any of those demographics. He is neither a homosexual, a drug user, a haemophiliac, nor of Haitian descent. The emergence of this case adds to the complexity of understanding how the A.I.D.S. virus, which severely weakens the immune system and has already affected over 6000 people in the country, can be transmitted beyond the most commonly recognised routes.
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