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Kimberly Bergalis

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Kimberly Bergalis
A young woman infected with HIV-1 by her dentist, who was the first person known to epidemiologists to acquire AIDS orally
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Acer, a Florida dentist, extracted teeth from college student Kimberly Bergalis and thereby contaminated her blood with A.
From pink to blue: the mainstreaming of homosexuality by Stove, R.J. / National Observer - Australia and World Affairs
In the early 1990s, it was learned that a dentist, David Acer, somehow transmitted HIV to five of his patients, including Kimberly Bergalis, whose losing battle against AIDS became a well-publicized TV movie.
The Supreme Court refuses to confront HIV/AIDS by Closen, Michael L. / USA Today (Magazine)
But it did happen to Rock Hudson, Ryan White, Michael Bennett, Kimberly Bergalis, Alison Gertz, Arthur Ashe and Magic Johnson.
The faces of HIV/AIDS by Grossman, Arnold H. / Parks & Recreation
 
 
 
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