TI   "Baby Son of "AIDS Romeo" Ecapes HIV Infection"
 SO   Reuters (12/26/93)
 AB   London--The infant son of an AIDS-infected man who invoked public
      fury by having unprotected sex with a succession of women has tested
      HIV-negative, according to a British tabloid.  The paper reported
      that the 20-month-old baby, despite the fact that both his parents
      are infected, has been given a clean bill of health. Even when both
      mother and father are infected, a child will not necessarily contract
      the virus.  Some infants are born with HIV antibodies from their
      mothers, but these disappear when their immune systems develop and
      fight off infection, which is what happened with baby Daniel. 
      Doctors must wait at least 18 months to determine if full HIV is
      present.  Daniel's doctors said that it is now very unlikely that the
      child will develop HIV.  The baby's father, Roy Cornes, drew the
      wrath of health officials after admitting to having unsafe sex with
      several women after testing HIV-positive in 1985.  Five of his former
      girlfriends were infected, and one died of AIDS.  The case prompted
      calls for laws on HIV disclosure.

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      Prevention (CDC), National AIDS Clearinghouse as a public service. 
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