Monday, December 6, 2004
Dr. Bill Frist (R-TN) Thinks HIV/AIDS Can Be Transmitted Through Sweat Or Tears...
As Liberal Oasis points out, Dr. Frist made a strong case that his medical license should be revoked.
Here are just two of the principles listed in the Code of Medical Ethics:
2. A physician shall uphold the standards of professionalism, be honest in all professional interactions, and strive to report physicians deficient in character or competence, or engaging in fraud or deception, to appropriate entities.
5. A physician shall continue to study, apply, and advance scientific knowledge, maintain a commitment to medical education, make relevant information available to patients, colleagues, and the public, obtain consultation, and use the talents of other health professionals when indicated.
Now, watch as Senator Frist violates them both on ABC's "This Week":
STEPHANOPOULOS: ...Let me just clear this up though, do you or do you not believe that tears and sweat can transmit HIV?
FRIST: It would be very hard...for tears and sweat to -- I mean, you can get virus in tears and sweat. But in terms of the degree of infecting somebody, it would be very hard.
The Center For Disease Control has another take:
HIV has been found in saliva and tears in very low quantities from some AIDS patients.
It is important to understand that finding a small amount of HIV in a body fluid does not necessarily mean that HIV can be transmitted by that body fluid.
HIV has not been recovered from the sweat of HIV-infected persons.
Contact with saliva, tears, or sweat has never been shown to result in transmission of HIV.
This is just one example of how Senator Frist violated the Code of Medical Ethics yesterday. Be sure to check out the rest...
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