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<h1><font face="book antiqua, times new roman, times" mstheme>Case study 8</font></h1>
<p>A client who attends your clinic is known to be HIV positive. He has informed you that
it is his intention to infect as many people as possible. You have good reason to believe
that he means it. You face the dilemma of what to do about it as your senior colleague
does not take this threat seriously. The fact that this patient is a nurse, working in the
local Intensive Care Unit, plays heavy on your mind.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="../../law/start#Take">Where to begin?</a></p>
<p>You are advised to search out your own original material</p>
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