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Нельзя обнаружить = Нельзя передать – Общественное здравоохранение и подавление вирусной нагрузки ВИЧ

За двадцать лет лечение ВИЧ доказало свою высокую эффективность в сокращении риска передачи ВИЧ. У людей, живущих с ВИЧ и проходящих антиретровирусную терапию, уровень вирусной нагрузки в крови снижен до неопределяемого, а значит, риск передачи ВИЧ половым путем практически равен нулю.

Statement of Policy: Opposing Stigma and Discrimination Against Persons with Communicable Diseases

Notes disease-specific laws and policies resulting in prosecutions fuel stigma and discrimination. Encourages local health departments to assist state governments to review HIV-specific criminal statutes to ensure that they are consistent with current knowledge of HIV transmission and support public health approaches to prevention and treatment.

Position Statement on HIV Criminalization

States that criminal law is an ineffective and inappropriate tool to prevent HIV exposure and transmission because it dissuades people from accessing diagnostic and treatment services and compromises open and honest communication with nurses. Recommends that nurses advocate for the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.