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attendant risk of blood to blood contact are parts of normal daily activity needle sharing of drug users, & needle-exchange & HIV infection to sex partners AIDS caused by HTLV III when HTLV III virus enters the blood stream it begins to attack certain W.B.C. (Thymphocytes) which are vital to the body's immane defenses. In response to infection with the virus the W.B.C. produce antibodies) A person generally develops antibodies 2 weeks to 3 months after injection.
AIDS is hard to transmit It stubbornly sticks to certain high risk groups engaged in sexual promiscuity & intravenous drug abuse. Only way to protect citizen involuntary infection measures 1) right of personal privacy & confidentiality regarding medical & sexual information. 2) Right to free movement within one's country & associate where & how one chooses. 3) Right to pursue one's economic good without limitation based on relevant grounds. 4) Disease reportable by law to either local or national health authorities. Jainism & AIDS 1) Celibacy - AIDS is not airboune disease it can be avoided by restriction & care by avoiding extramarietal affairs taking vow of celibacy avoiding sex with other than his spouse or unnatural sex - e.g. homosexuality or anul sex. 2) Truth telling not hiding facts, practicing full celibacy if he has AIDS. Not to involve sexual activity with anyone as it may harm others & will infect others will spread the diseases. 3) Doctors ethics of confidentiality, should be broken if it is harming others & by breaking confidentiality of patient will save others life is non-violence. 4) Greed – non-possession with Greed of wealth making money very fast medical staff uses same vials, needless which spreads blood. 5) Blood transfusion & blood collection - for money blood is collected from AIDS patient or who is suffering from Aids gives blood for money. 6) No proper care is taken to examine the blood before collection & innocent person are caused to suffer without any fault. :: In USA in Nevada state hospital 40,000 people were suspected for AIDS because of needle-sharing the fact came out when six person were diagnosed as AID patients from the same batch. If in economically rich country we find cases like sharing needless vials. What about poor country?
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