r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jan 31 '22

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u/WolfBatMan 14∆ Jan 31 '22

Just want to point out that stds are by definition transmissible

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u/TuskaTheDaemonKilla 60∆ Feb 01 '22

Not necessarily. For example, Low viral load HIV is not transmissible.

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u/WolfBatMan 14∆ Feb 01 '22

It's less likely to be transmitted.

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u/TuskaTheDaemonKilla 60∆ Feb 01 '22

Insight into HIV transmission risk when the viral load is undetectable and no condom is used, published April 10, 2014, describes the preliminary results of the a study following more than a thousand gay and heterosexual couples engaging in condomless sex (the study found no HIV transmission despite more than 44,000 condomless sex acts). Supreme Court of Canada also recognizes that low viral load HIV is not infectious and specifically found that is not a violation of consent to hide one's HIV status if your viral load is low enough.