Chinese man, 80, diagnosed with HIV through 'frequent unprotected sex'

New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): An 80-year-old Chinese man has been diagnosed with HIV, probably contracted through having "frequent unprotected sex."

The case is the latest to support the opinions of experts who believe the virus is spreading fast among older Chinese men who have been largely neglected in the country's anti-AIDS campaigns, reports English.news.cn.

The latest diagnosed man, whose identity has been kept under wraps, was admitted to Zhongnan Hospital in central Chinese city of Wuhan with a lingering fever.

He was later found to be HIV positive, doctors at the hospital said Friday.

The man was widowed in his old age, has no record of blood transfusions, but had an "active unprotected sexual life," they said.

Gao Shicheng, a HIV specialist in Zhongnan Hospital, said that HIV/AIDS has started to infect middle-aged and elderly Chinese men who have little or no AIDS prevention knowledge.

He said this year alone he had diagnosed two senior men with HIV. Both contracted the virus through unprotected sex outside marriage.

Experts say the spread of HIV/AIDS has picked up among older Chinese men in recent years because China's senior citizens have become healthier, more open-minded about sex, and increasingly bored after retirement. (ANI)