equaninimus Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 HIV is exceptionally difficult to trasnmit. It requireds direct exchange of infected bodily fluidfs. Unless your students are having unprotected sex with each other in the Dojo, or are licking blood spots off the floor, the likelihood of HIV transmission is very small. HIV does not survive in perspiration, and transmission from saliva is exceptionally rare (not that I would recoomend students deep kissing at practice!). The virus also does not survive when outside of blood, or semen. Dry virus is inert virus (in the case of HIV. Influenza is a diferent story). HIV is not carried in tears (so when little timmy bawls because he can't have unprotected sex with the other students, rest assured he isn't spreading HIV.). HIV is not in the bloodstream of all homosexual males, so if you are using fear of HIV as an excuse fro homophobia, you are wrong. Heterosexuals are as likely as homosexuals to carry the virus. http://www.stophiv.com/facts_myths/ There have always been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squawman Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 I don't think this has to do with homo or hetero. It's just a very good question. And I hope with all the information given about AIDS that people still don't believe that only gay people have it. Although look at all the info on how bad smoking is and how many people still do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasori_Te Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 No... No.. don't get me wrong. I have nothing against anyone's lifestyle. While I agree that there is a small chance for infection from blood getting into an open cut or sore, it is still a possibility and I as the instructor am still responsible for protecting the rest of my students as best I can. It's not HIV phobia or homo phobia. I wouldn't allow any student with an infectious disease into my class. As Spock once said on "Star Trek", "The needs of the many, out weigh the needs of the few." I don't think it's fair for anyone to have these diseases but I wouldn't risk my other students health for that reason alone. A block is a strike is a lock is a throw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Belly Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 You should also look at this from a legal standpoint. People infected with HIV/AIDS fall under legal protection of the federal ADA act. Therefore, if you discriminate based on infection, you can be sued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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