Is there a new sex superbug?

Is there a new sex superbug?  No, there isn’t.  It’s been going around in the UK for awhile now and it’s making its way to the US in force.  The rumor is that it has even started to taint our own industry in large part because of companies like LA Direct Models who bring over girls from the UK illegally (without proper work permits) and Bluebird Films who just a few years ago brought over several girls for their production of BATFXXX: Dark Night Parody, from the UK and they performed with US based talent and those UK girls were not tested … one of those girls it turned out had gonorrhea.  The ensuring exposure was then covered up and almost nobody outside of a group of industry insiders heard of it.

It is this kind of risky and irresponsible behavior that is making this problem worse.

A year ago when this problem started out, I mean the sex superbug, everyone blew it off.  They called it a problem in Europe, why would we care about them?  Because people … DUH!  They do come to the US to work and now our girls are at risk!

 

Sex Superbug Could Be ‘Worse Than AIDS’ [source]

An antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea—now considered a superbug—has some analysts saying that the bacteria’s effects could match those of AIDS.

“This might be a lot worse than AIDS in the short run because the bacteria is more aggressive and will affect more people quickly,” said Alan Christianson, a doctor of naturopathic medicine.

Even though nearly 30 million people have died from AIDS related causes worldwide, Chrisitanson believes the immediate effect of the gonorrhea strain is more direct.

“Getting gonorrhea from this strain might put someone into septic shock and death in a matter of days,” Christianson said. “This is very dangerous.

It’s an emergency situation,” said William Smith, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors. “As time moves on, it’s getting more hazardous.

This gonorrhea strain, HO41, was discovered in Japan two years ago in a 31-year-old female sex worker who had been screened in 2009. The bacteria has since been found in Hawaii, California and Norway.

Because it resists current antibiotic treatment, the strain has been placed in the superbug category with other resistant bacteria, such as MRSA and CRE. These superbugs kill about half the people they attack, and nearly one in 20 hospital patients become infected with one, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Though no deaths from HO41 have been reported, efforts to combat it must continue, Smith said.

“We have to keep beating the drum on this,” he said. “The potential for disaster is great.”

According to the CDC, about 20 million a year contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and result in about $16 billion in medical costs. More than 800,000 of STD cases reported are gonorrhea infections, with most occurring in people between the ages of 15 and 24.

Gonorrhea is transmitted through unprotected sexual contact. Untreated, the disease can cause a number of health complications in women, including infertility. In men, the disease can be very painful and lead to sterility. It can also trigger other life-threatening illnesses, including heart infections.

Gonorrhea can be hard to detect. It often shows no symptoms in about half of women and in about 5 percent of men. Gonorrhea infection rates were at historic lows until two years ago, according to the CDC.

“That’s what’s kind of scary about this,” Smith said. “We are at lows in terms of infections, but this strain is a very tricky bug and we don’t have anything medically to fight it right now.”

Since 1998, the Food and Drug Administration has approved only four new antibiotics of any kind, according to the Infectious Disease Society of America. The last approval was in 2010. Only seven antibiotics are in an advanced stage of development—still years away from approval and use.

Recognizing the problem, Congress passed a law last year referred to as the Gain Act (Generating Antibiotics Incentives Now) to help speed antibiotic development.

But Smith said more needs to be done. In a briefing on Capitol Hill last week, he urged Congress to target nearly $54 million in immediate funding to help find an antibiotic for HO41 and to conduct an education and public awareness campaign.

“I’m hopeful we’ll get the additional funds, but I can’t say for sure,” Smith said. “What I do know is we don’t have the resources to fight this as it stands now.”

Avoiding the disease completely is the best course, experts said.

People need to practice safe sex, like always,” Christianson said. “Anyone beginning a new relationship should get tested along with their partner. The way gonorrhea works, not everyone knows they have it. And with this new strain it’s even more important than ever to find out.

All superbugs must be dealt with before it’s too late, he said.

 

“This is a disaster just waiting to happen,” Christianson said. “It’s time to do something about it before it explodes. “These superbugs, including the gonorrhea strain, are a health threat. We need to move now before it gets out of hand.”

What the fuck is wrong with some people?

In a time where everyone is talking about minimizing risks and reducing talent testing from once every 30 days to every 10 days, someone like Tanya Tate decides to go the complete opposite way and double up on her exposure and perform with gay male performer Johnny Anglais and then brag about it in a press release.

For those that don’t know who Johnny Anglais is, he is a male porn star who performs in gay videos and was recently cast in this seasons Big Brother UK.   He is also rumored to be a gay male escort.

There is a very good reason why so many big named stars will flat out not work “cross over” stars and that is because the risk is far to high.  Their lack of condom usage, sporadic and often times non-existent testing has SMART STARS saying thanks but no thanks.  No scene is worth my life.

That is well expect Tanya Tate who says  that her hardcore romp with Johnny Anglais is now heating up the online sex series which she provides on her website. “Under his porn name Johnny Anglais, Garrett  tries out with Tate, alongside another guy, attempting to raise the heat, only to be joined mid orgy by Greg Jacob and Jordan Kingsley. ”

What the fuck was she thinking?  Did she think just because he was on Big Brother UK for a very brief time it would some how magically shield her?

What the fuck is wrong with some people?

Well if in the future she suddenly finds herself on the NO list of people not wanting to work with her, she will know why.

Hope her 43 seconds of fame was worth it.

 

 

 

Did you hear about the new at home HIV testing kit?

While still pending approval BBC America is reporting it may be close.  It’s basically an HIV home testing kit that works from mouth swap that will give you results in about 20 minutes and is expected to cost around $60 and will be sold over the counter at places like your local Walgreen’s or CVS or maybe even your local Wal-Mart pharamcy.  Really anywhere normal home testing kits of this nature are sold.

While the test is not 100% accurate, no test really is and if you do get a positive result, it could be a false positive, just like the current line of tests.  So what you do from there is go get tested again.

While not perfect, what the fuck really is?  I think it’s a very strong step in the right direction.

I’ll post more details about this test when it becomes available.

Possible HIV Outbreak with UK Porn Star

This message was originally posted by a well known troll on GFY (the adult industry message board) so I didn’t give the information much merit however since that time others have gotten similar messages warning them of using UK talent.  The message, which is shown below basically provides no information whatsoever other than to say some adult performer in the UK has tested positive for HIV.  It does not say if the talent is male or female.

URGENT
I have been contacted today by an adult performer who has had a positive test for HIV.  This is a preliminary result and hopefully will prove to be a false alarm.
However until then the only sensible thing to do is NOT SHOOT anything that could present a risk to any parties.  The NHS clinic concerned will be contacting those who may be at risk on account of having worked with the person involved.   For clarification, I will NOT be naming the individual concerned, but it is not me.

If you email me seeking more information, your emails will probably be ignored. I do not know who the clinic will be contacting, I do not know who is at risk, and I do not have permission to say any more than I have done.  If you are worried as to your status, contact your local clinic for tests.

What’s important to note here is that although we can’t verify this information, it is always better to be safe than sorry so just in case this information is true, now is the time to take serious precaution.

It’s better to be safe than sorry

 

You don’t know how big the circle of risk is so think carefully before performing with any performers from the UK for now, at-least until it gets sorted out.  UK performers should at the very least get a new test, and ask not to perform with anyone with tests less than 10 days old.  And of course the best way to protect yourself is to wear a condom but if that isn’t possible, just please be extra careful right now.

While it is true this information could lead to nothing and everything could be fine, your life is far to important to play WHAT IFs!!!!!!!!!!!!  Do not take the risk.

 

The 20 Minute HIV Spit Test

Turns out I’m years behind on posting this story as what I’m going to tell you about actually got FDA approval years ago and has been on the market since 2004 nationwide.

Orasure is marketed and FDA approved mind you, a rapid HIV diagnostic tool with over 99% accuracy.  In short you swipe it in your mouth (it uses saliva instead of blood) and gives a test result, much like how a pregnancy test does in 20 minutes.

The product retails for about $25 to $35 a piece but wholesale can no doubt be purchased much cheaper by producers.

So here is my question … why isn’t having a test like this on set an acceptable alternative to condom use?

Hell they even have combo packs that test for for Chlamydia, Cytomegalovirus, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes types 1 and 2, HIV, HPV Genital Warts, Rubella, and Toxoplasmosis.

These combo packs cover more than the current industry testing does and there is no fear of faked tests because you could do them right there on the set in less than 20 minutes!  You could know right there, on the set before going in to shoot a scene with 99% level of accuracy is the guy you are about to blow has HIV or of the girl standing next to you has genital warts.

The more I read, I found out there is also a HIV piss test.

HIV home testing is easy with these kits. With these HIV tests there is no need for blood – instead one drop of urine is required. These HIV tests might be the most accurate on the market – Three different studies have shown 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity. HIV test at home and get immediate accurate results.

If testing really is that easy, that quick and that accurate, why the hell are these test kits not on every porn set?

What am I missing here?  What am I not understanding?

No longer do you have to wait days to get test results.  You don’t wait 30 days between tests.  You test every time you make a movie, while on the set so there is never any question about your results.

Surely there is something I am not understanding, some reason why these kind of tests aren’t required.  Why would you wait 30 days between tests?  Know for sure right now if some bitch you are about to fuck has herpes or genital warts.  We already know that HPV is rampantly spread among performers, which vastly increases your risk of cancer as well as infertility.  So with these kind of testing you would be able to to know for sure and avoid performing with someone who tests positive for HPV, herpes, chlamydia.

These combo packs are far more extensive in what they test for.  They are readily available and can be done on the set.

So again what the hell am I missing here?  I just don’t get it?

 

Where the fuck has Carmella Bing been?

I’m watching a video earlier today featuring Carmella Bing and I’m like damn that fucking bitch is hot.  What the fuck ever happened to her ass?  She hasn’t really been heard from all year that I know of.  I went to her myspace page and a few months ago she did update it with a blog posting.  Turns out some dip shits have been going around saying she was part of the talent pool infected by HIV.  Turns out that rumor is not true.  Just so there isn’t any confusion here ….

The rumors of Carmella Bing having HIV are FALSE

So then where the fuck is she? Well it turns out one rumor about Carmella Bing is true. She got herself knocked up.  No big scandal or drama really.  She just got pregnant as most chicks do and that is where she has been … of doing the mommy thing.

So as you may have heard for the last year or so there have been some awful rumors spreading around about certain talent being infected with HIV. I am requesting an interview to clear my name and advise anyone feeding into it or not monitoring their sites to take immediate action. I am very hurt over these accusations and I am taking my own action to regain my reputation. I figured It would just pass, but if you google my name all you see is HIV this and carmella bing HIV that. It has affected my relationships, friendships, I have been confronted and embarassed, and it has affected my networking in the industry as well as my family. Do you know how it feels to walk in a room and everyone look at you like youre unclean and distructively careless? I do. I am 8 months pregnant, totally healthy besides the ever frustrating stress if this evil rumor. I am in the process of requesting my entire AIM history to be publicly displayed and end this madness. I am seriously concidering requesting a spot on Larry King Live to broadcast my frustration in this matter since it is such a wide spread slander case. I will fight this to the nail, not for money, but for the respect I had to earn, back. If in fact I did come into some money, I have thought to myself it would be nice to pay off some taxes, but I honestly am capable of earning my own money and not sueing for it. I would donate it to an appropriate cause, Like AIDs research and or treatment for those infected. I dont expect for the world to stop for me, but this is a crude and terrible world for anyone who suffers the punishment of the HIV virus and AIDS. I can only imagine and I deeply sympathize for them.

So theres my story, lets finish this once and for all.