英国将取消“艾滋医生”禁令一托福阅读机经背景

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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料英国将取消“艾滋医生”禁令一托福阅读机经背景HIVsuffererscouldbeallowedtoworkassurgeonsanddentistsHIVsuffererscouldsoonbeabletoworkassurgeonsordentists.TheDepartmentofHealthwantstoliftthecurrentbanbecauseitclaimsanyrisktopatientsis‘verylow’.HealthworkerswhoareHIVpositivearebannedfr

2、omperformingmostsurgeryordentaltreatmentincasetheycutthemselveswiththeirinstrumentsandinfectpatientswiththeirblood.TheycanbecomeGPs,hospitaldoctors,nursesormidwivesandcarryoutnearlyallday-to-daytasks,includinggivinginjections,whichareconsideredlowrisk.ButtheDepartmentofH

3、ealthwantstoliftthebanbecauseitsaysthechanceofahealthworkerinfectingapatientis‘negligible’.IthasundertakenresearchsuggestingtheriskofapatientcatchingHIVfromtheirdoctor,dentistorsurgeonislessthanoneinfivemillion,similartothatofbeingkilledbylightning.Officialssaytheriskcan

4、befurtherreducedbyensuringanyinfectedmemberofstafftakesmedicationtoreducetheirviruscount,whichmeansitcannoteasilybepassedon.Thereare110frontlineworkersintheNHSwithHIVwhowouldbeaffectedbytherulechange.Since2006allmembersofstaffwhodealwithpatientshavehadtoundergocompulsory

5、bloodteststocheckwhethertheyhavethevirus.TheGovernmentsaystherehavesofarbeennorecordedcasesofpatientsinBritaincatchingHIVfromahealthcareworker,althoughithashappenedabroad.IntheUSadentistwithHIVinfectedsixpatients,whileagynaecologistinSpainpassedontheillnesstoonewoman.And

6、inFranceanurseisknowntohavepassedonthevirustoonepatientandanorthopaedicsurgeoninfectedanother.TheDepartmentofHealthlaunchedaconsultationyesterdayonitsproposalstoliftthebanandinthenextfewweekswillgatherfeedbackfromorganisationsandthepublic.Undertheproposals,HIV-infectedhe

7、althworkerswouldhavetobegiven‘combinationantiretroviraldrugtherapy’toreducetheviruscountsoitcouldnotbetransmitted.Theywouldalsohavetoundergoteststochecktheviruscountwaslowbeforetheycouldperformsurgeryandotherprocedures.英国的艾滋病病毒(HIV)感染者不久后有望从事外科医生或牙医的工作。英国卫生部希望取消目前的禁令，并表示

8、这是因为这样做对病人的风险“非常低”。目前，HIV病毒阳性的医护人员被禁止从事大部分外科或牙科治疗，以防他们使用仪器时割破皮肤，导致血液传染。但他们可以成为非专科医生、住院医生、护士、或助产士，并开展几乎所