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Originally Posted by Dan02
As much as Charlie is easy to vilify, as long as you have a low viral count, under 1500 (undetectable is usually considered under 200) and use a condom you are not under any obligation to disclose your HIV status in Canada.
You can debate the morality of that, but the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled on it.
Advances in treatment have made HIV more akin to diabetes in terms of it is more of a manageable condition which you can live a close to normal life with, it's not the death sentence it was when it was first discovered.
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As far as viruses go, HIV is actually pretty difficult to get. It's transmitted in very specific ways that are almost always choice driven, it doesn't survive very long outside of the body, and we have statistically proven methods of making the transmission extremely unlikely.
That's obviously little consolation to someone who actually gets it though. My sister used to work with someone who has HIV and got pretty sick before getting tested and finding out. The really sad thing was that he ended up infecting his wife too (who worked at the same place). Apparently this guy that everyone thought was completely straight edge, was leading a double life of prostitutes and hard drugs. Celebrities aren't the only ones that get caught up in that.