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   A 46-year-old woman in Texas likely acquired HIV from her female   
   partner in what health officials say is a rare case of female-to-   
   female transmission of the virus.   
      
   The two women had been in a monogamous sexual relationship for   
   six months. One was HIV-positive and had not taken medication   
   for the human immunodeficiency virus in two years, according to   
   a new case report by the Centers for Disease Control and   
   Prevention. HIV is the virus that causes the acquired   
   immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).   
      
   The second woman had previously tested negative for HIV, but   
   during the relationship, she became infected with the virus.   
   This woman did not have other risk factors for HIV: she had not   
   had heterosexual sex in 10 years, and she did not use injection   
   drugs. [The 14 Oddest Medical Case Reports]   
      
   Reports of HIV transmission between two women are rare, and in   
   previous cases, researchers were often unable to determine if   
   another factor, such as injection drug use, had caused the   
   infection.   
      
   Still, because HIV can be present in vaginal fluid and menstrual   
   blood, transmission of the virus between two women is   
   theoretically possible, the researchers said.   
      
   In the current case, the two women reported sexual practices   
   that could have transmitted the virus.   
      
   "Although rare, HIV transmission between [women who have sex   
   with women] can occur," the report said.   
      
   "Discordant couples of any sex should know their HIV status and   
   receive education and counseling services, especially   
   instruction in safer sex practices," the CDC said. Discordant   
   couples are those in which just one person is infected with HIV.   
      
   People with HIV should continue to receive medical care for   
   their infections, as control of the virus with HIV medications   
   can reduce the risk of transmission to an uninfected partner,   
   the report said.   
      
   The report will be published March 14 in the CDC's Morbidity and   
   Mortality Weekly Report.   
      
   http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/03/13/rare-case-female-to-   
   female-hiv-transmission-reported/?intcmp=obnetwork   
      
          
      
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