Wednesday, October 20, 2010

What is the state law of Ohio regaurding HIV/AIDs, confidentiality, and duty to warn

What is the state law of Ohio regaurding HIV/AIDs, confidentiality, and duty to warn?
I need to know if counselors in Ohio are required to keep this information confidental or if they can tell third parties
Law & Ethics - 4 Answers
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Whether they are obligated or not, if your significant other was HIV positive, wouldn't you want THEM to tell YOU?
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Due to heppa laws, the doctors cannot tell people who personally has the disease, but they can however tell those who have had sexual or blood contact that they have been exposed to the disease so they can get tested. I do think though that if an insurance company asks, they can tell them so the comapny can decide to cover you or not. You can look up the center for diease control, they can give you more definate answers...
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Not sure about Ohio, I know America is rather backwards (much like Australia in some ways) so it wouldn't surprise me if the answer is No for Privacy reasons. In Australia it is a big NO-NO if you don't tell your sex partner you have AIDS (probably HIV too) and a jail sentence if they are infected.
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you didn't say what type of counselor this is. in my experience, only licensed medical and mental health professionals enjoy the doctor / patient privilege. if this is a school counselor, that is not licensed, only their own ethics or school policy will keep them silent. if this was a counselor at an AIDS clinic attached to a medical professional; the privilege would apply to the doctor's employees. ohio probably has specific statutes dealing with sexually transmitted diseases and notifying past contacts, but even then, outside of the "stakeholders" (past intimate contacts) your medical jistory stays private. perhaps for a more definitive answer, you should post on the medical boards. good luck!

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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Can u get hiv/aids from percing your lip wih a safety pin

Can u get hiv/aids from percing your lip wih a safety pin?
i pierced my lip like about 4 months ago with a safety pin, and one of my friends told me that u can get aids like that, is it true?
Infectious Diseases - 7 Answers
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Only if someone before you with HIV/AIDS used the same safety pin to pierce themself.
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Where would the AIDS come from? The worst that'll happen with a safety pin pierced lip is a raging infection that takes over the blood and kills you. Which, in reality, can happen if an infection goes untreated.
3 :
No, but you can get an infection if you didn't sterilize the needle. HIV is a weak virus, and you need a large amount of blood or mucus membrane exposure with an infected person. Hepatitis B is more worrysome.
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yes, also hepititis. But that is only if someone else had used that needle or pircing that had hiv or hep.
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only if it poked somebody that has the HIV first.
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unless someone with aids used it before u did then theres no way u can get it.
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No. Once it is exposed to air, HIV (virus that can lead to AIDS) only survives for a few minutes. The only way there would be any risk in your situation is if the pin had HIV infected blood on it, AND you used it IMMEDIATELY after the infected person used it. Even then, risk would have been extremely low. HIV is transmitted through unprotected sex with an infected person, sharing needles for drug use with an infected person (virus would survive longer in the airtight syringe), from mother to baby at birth, or during breastfeeding. HIV is not transmitted by saliva or by casual contact.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

SHOULD OTHER COUNTRIES HELP AFRICA with the HIV/AIDS TREAMENTS

SHOULD OTHER COUNTRIES HELP AFRICA with the HIV/AIDS TREAMENTS?
Most people are not treated for HIV-AIDS because they cannot afford expensive drug therapy. Should other countries and/or pharmaceutical companies make an effort to provide low-cost drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa?
Other - Diseases - 4 Answers
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We need help in our own country to help with rising costs of illnesses including AIDS. So, my answer is no.
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This is more of an ethical question. I believe outside countries should help with African countries only if they're asked for it. Their government represents their nations' people and it is up to them to ask for help. If the people think their government's wrong for not asking, then it's up to them to change who's in charge. It could be offensive to them if you're an outsider coming in to help with the situation since it can show that they're weak or incapable to perform their duties. Morally, the pharmaceutical companies/ outside countries should help (if asked to), only if they, themselves don't need the same material for their own people, or the money used to provide help would not put them in trouble financially. Basically, I'll say this- Do not help others unless you've learned to help yourself.
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Other countries already can and do help African nations with HIV/AIDS treatments.
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If it is a dollar or 2 a day to treat the people over there, it should be the same all over. The drug companies are price gouging AGAIN.

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