2007-07-01 14:22:40 · 5 answers · asked by Basant S 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Maybe but i dont think a good DOCTOR would since they deal with wounds ,operations ect ect............
2007-07-01 14:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by dcrc93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In clinical fields, yes. (meaning he or she can have a consult, for example) He or she would not be able to do invasive interventions or surgery, I assume, to avoid the risk of transmission.
By the way, he or she will have to take a lot of care, even HIV negative have to, because there is the exposure to infectious diseases of a patient, and if there is an immunity supressant virus, he or she could get an oportunistic disease easily should the defenses get too low and become an AIDS.
2007-07-01 22:33:49 · answer #2 · answered by mbestevez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am going to say yes. If a doctor is in good health meaning thier illness is not affecting thier abilility to practice medicine then they can work. They would be expected to observe universal precautions just like every one else. Obviously certain fields of medicine are more risky then others as far as risk of transmission. The transmission of HIV from provider to patient is extremely low.
2007-07-01 21:35:15 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they certainly can, so can nurses, because in every task that is performed correctly in a hospital there is zero chance of the doctor infecting anyone else. so it is up to him to not make any mistakes but his is the same for every doctor and nurse. the doctor is not obligated to tell anyone they have HIV because it makes no difference to how they practice.
2007-07-01 23:48:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but they need to take all the precautions not to pass it on. I would doubt they could perform surgery, or at least if people knew then nobody would want him operating on them.
2007-07-01 21:34:03 · answer #5 · answered by mr.answerman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋