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HIV/AIDS
How do you feel about being around people that have HIV or AIDS?
Does it bother you?
Here is why I ask. I recently found out that 2 people I work with are HIV positive. When I found out about the first one I freaked out. The second one I pretty much had a feeling and it didn't freak me out. If this was 5 years previously I would have probably quit my job and went back to North Dakota. I feel in the past 5 years I am more accepting.
I am just curious others feelings. I know this can be such a touchy subject.
Re: HIV/AIDS
It wouldn't bother me. I work in an environment where it is highly unlikely that I will ever touch somebody else's bodily fluids. If I did get in a situation where that would happen, I would use universal precautions anyway.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I had cared for the children of that woman who was HIV Positive. I was aware that she was HIV Positive at the age of 13. So i guess being put in a situation at such a young age I never really thought much of it. It never bothered me or scared me. I also think it helped that my parents explained to me what it was and that it wasn't something i could just catch, I was more at ease. I dont know, never really bothered me
I'm OK with it and used to volunteer at a hospice for people with full blown AIDS. Naturally you want to take necessary precautions if you're around body fluids but in a normal work environment i would have no concerns.
I have a friend who is incredibly uncomfortable with it though. She suspects one of her coworkers has HIV and freaked out a few months ago because he gave her a sloppy kiss on the cheek. At a party once one of her friends (who def does not have it) cut herself on a wine opener and my friend freaked out because she had to clean up her blood and went on and on about getting HIV. She's nuts and gets tested every 6 months even though she's married and now pregnant.
I can't imagine how she's going to react to having to clean up after her baby!
I haven't had any personal experience yet, that I was aware of.
But I don't think it would bother me. I watched so many shows about it, did so much research, I know how I can/can't get it, so I would think that having that knowledge, it wouldn't bother me.
Ditto. My godfather is HIV positive and has been for the last 6 years. So it's already something I am aware of.
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One thing to keep in mind...most people with managed HIV have very, very low virus counts in their blood (some to undetectable levels even). So there is already very low probability of giving it even if there was fluids present (which isn't the case in workplaces). So I'd be okay with it...and would want to know to take extra precautions if an accident happened.
I may not want a sloppy kiss from said person (because I'm a mental hypochondriac too) ...but I'd have no problem shaking hands or being around them.
I would definitely want to know so that I would know to take extra precautions in the event of a blood/fluids emergency. FIL and my Uncle both had Hepatitis so I am already overly cautious about other peoples fluids just because I have to be at home.
As far as treating them differently or anything, no I don't think so. I wouldn't want people to treat me different if I was in the same boat.
yeah i could definetely see how it could freak people out at first thought.. its almost a little bit shocking