So shed your skin and let's get tested

A team of researchers has published findings that, they say, indicate criminalisation of HIV may discourage testing and hinder efforts to prevent the spread of the disease. The Canada-based study found that a significant minority of men who have sex with men said that a series high-profile criminal prosecutions related to HIV nondisclosure had impacted their willingness to get tested for the virus or to discuss risk factors with medical professionals. The researchers further reported that these individuals were more likely to engage in higher-risk sexual practices. It is the first empirical evidence to support activists’ contention that HIV-related criminal laws might pose an obstacle to HIV testing. Since these prosecutions tend to target individuals who tested positive for HIV and then allegedly did not disclose that fact to their partners, critics have warned that they create a situation where if you don't know your HIV status, this protects you from arrest, prosecution, and jail time. However, there is a moral basis for the concept of criminal transmission of HIV: the virus has been known to wreak some serious havoc on your immune system, including but not limited to what are known as opportunistic infections. These may be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that are normally controlled by the immune system. People with HIV/AIDS have an increased risk of developing various viral induced cancers, including but not limited to Kaposi's sarcoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, primary central nervous system lymphoma, and cervical cancer. This is why everybody over the age of 18 should be required by law to undergo compulsory HIV testing every month.