What was the cause of Ryan White's HIV infection?
Unprotected sex
Drug use
Contaminated factor VIII blood treatment
Inherited from mother
Answer
Ryan White, a hemophiliac, contracted HIV from a contaminated factor VIII blood treatment. Hemophilia is a medical condition in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, causing the sufferer to bleed severely from even a slight injury.
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