' THERE SHOULD BE A RIGHT TIME FOR DISCLOSURE'.YOUR waiter or waitress could be HIV- positive. This is a real possibility, even though it may not have struck you. The fact is people with HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and AIDS are working as maidservants, drivers, cooks and waiters in restaurants in the Capital and across India. That they are secretive about their status is hardly surprising, considering the discrimination they are likely to face if they go public about their disease. " Why should it be made public? Should a person with cancer declare that she has a disease to everyone?" Elizabeth Selhore, executive director of the Sahara Centre for Residential Rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. and Care, says. Sahara works to rehabilitate re·ha·bil·i·tate v. 1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education. 2. To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity. those with HIV and this involves finding them employment. Many work as domestic helps and in restaurants. " We don't publicise Verb 1. publicise - call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" advertise, advertize, publicize announce, denote - make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly" the fact that they have HIV," Selhore says. Selhore feels that confidentiality should be ensured to anyone living with HIV. " There is a right time for disclosure. We may tell the employer once they are satisfied and trust the person enough," she says. She feels that people should be judged on the basis of their competence and nothing else. " Any person working in a kitchen or restaurant should follow basic rules about hygiene and cleanliness," she says. " Touching food doesn't transmit HIV, so unless a person's blood spills onto something, the risks are nil. In fact, TB, typhoid typhoid or typhoid fever Acute infectious disease resembling typhus (and distinguished from it only in the 19th century). Salmonella typhi, usually ingested in food or water, multiplies in the intestinal wall and then enters the bloodstream, causing and hepatitis A Hepatitis A Definition Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus, the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It varies in severity, running an acute course, generally starting within two to six weeks after contact with the virus, and lasting no are more infectious and worrying." Selhore says drawing HIV- positive people into mainstream jobs is the aim of ' Greater involvement of people living with HIV/ AIDS', a programme which was approved at the Paris Summit AIDS Declaration, 1994. Leaders of 42 countries, including India, acknowledged the main role of people living with HIV/ AIDS in the design and implementation of policies related to the disease. Copyright 2009 India Today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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