Agenda - Council - 07/23/1991 - Laserfiche WebLink

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RECOMMENDA~ONS 1. C~i~ ~l~h ~t~n ~rems sh~ ~ eim~ it ~m~ of h~h-~ all ~ons at mnc~a~d ~;k when they ~t to health.ere settles. Such f~ciht~s i~- leral Or~ abuse~, and clinics for examinin~ ~tltute;. a~ aDpro~te labo~to~ s~udie;. b. H~gh-~sk ~mons wifh e ~gative test ~lt should ~ counseled to reduce their ~sk of ~comi~g infecte~ by: (1) Reducing the ~um~r of sex peened. A stable, mutually monogamous relationship with an uni~fect~ ~rson eliminates a~ ~w ~;k of sexually tmnsmitte~ HTLV-III/ ~V infection. (2) Protecti~ themselves ~ud~ sexual activity with any ~sibly intected ~mon bv taki~ appro~te ~e~utions to ~rev~t contact with the ~mOn's bl~. semen. urine, feces. ~t~ve, ce~ical secretions. Dr vaginal ~cretiDns. Although the tent use of CDDODm~ should reduce ~ensmission of HTLV-III/LAV by ex.sure to semen end infecte~ }ym~h~ytes ~, {3) For ~V drug abusem, enrofling or continuing in pr~rams to eliminate abuse of suDsla~es. N~les. other apparatus, a~d Orugs must ~ver ~ c. Infecte~ ~r~ns should ~ counseled to ~vent the fu~her transmission of HTLV-II[/ ~V (1) info~i~ ~os~ct~e sex D~nem of h~ inf~t~n with HTLV-IIt/~V. ~ th~ ~n take ap~o~ate ~cautions. C~fly. a~t~tion ~m ~xual actim~ with a~ther ~n ~ one o~tion that w~ elimi~te ~ny ~sk Df sexu8lty HTLV-III/~V ~nt that individue~ from comi~ ~to contact with t~ infect~ ~n's efficacy of using con0oms To ~revent ~nfect~ns with HTLV-I~/~V is still un,er ~venting ex,sure to semen and int~ tym~h~es (~. ~ O ). JntO~i~ previous sex pa~ne~ an~ a~ ~D~S with whom ~edies were shared of their ~lenti81 ex,sure to HTLV-III/~V a~ enco~agi~ t~m to seek testing. F~ IV ~g abusem, enrolling or CDnt~u~n~ in ~rams tD eliminate abu~ of IV Not sharing t~thbrushe5. ~zors. or o~er items that cou~ ~come c~ntaminat~ with bl~d. (6) Refmini~ from ~onating blo~. plasma. ~y ~gans. other tissue. ~ semen. · e.g., Ha~1;. Oe.r~Iral Air)can COvnlrJ~s I I I I I I I I