title: Laws relating to HIV/AIDS infection and the rights of employees.
abstract: Following a holiday in Africa, Brenda, a nurse, was told that she had probably been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. She felt reasonably fit and since she worked in ophthalmic outpatients, an area where there was a very low risk of infecting patients, she wanted to keep this information to herself. What is the law?
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan.
authors.forename: Bridgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence