CDC Confirms Man Contracted HIV Through Blood Transfusion

The CDC has recently confirmed that a Colorado man that was undergoing a kidney transplant contracted HIV from a blood transfusion.  The donor, a bisexual male, lied about his sexual history and was in the early stages of infection.  He was not aware that he was HIV positive.



There has been a nationwide ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men since the early '80s.  Earlier this year, the FDA decided to uphold the ban.  With this news coming from the CDC, it will likely be decades before the ban is lifted.