![]() People with these viruses are not required to disclose their health status to coaches, sporting teams or sporting organisations. The Equal Opportunity Act 2010 makes it unlawful in Victoria to fail or refuse to select a person with HIV or hepatitis B or C for a sporting team, or to exclude them from participating in a sporting activity, because they have HIV or hepatitis B or C. HIV and hepatitis and participation in sport sharing drink bottles with team members.sweat or saliva from other sportspeople.HIV and hepatitis B and C cannot spread through: zero for coaches, trainers, officials and spectators.negligible for first aid officers who follow infection control guidelines.negligible (so small that it can be disregarded) for other athletes and players involved in contact sports.The risk of transmission of HIV or hepatitis B or C from an infected player is: Sport and transmission of HIV and hepatitis Hepatitis C is spread through blood-to-blood transmission only, but is not thought to be sexually transmitted unless blood is present. In other words, there is no risk of HIV transmission through exposure to blood during sport (or through sexual contact) from a person has an undetectable viral load. HIV cannot be transmitted by a person who is on treatment and who has low levels of virus in their body (referred to as undetectable viral load). from mother to baby during childbirth or breastfeeding.by sharing needles, syringes and other injecting equipment with an infected person.by having condomless anal, vaginal or oral sex with an infected person.Because both HIV and hepatitis B are found in blood, semen and vaginal fluids, these infections are transmitted: HIV and hepatitis B are spread in similar ways. your mucous membranes (such as in your mouth or eyes).a significant abrasion (cut) on your skin.To become infected with HIV or hepatitis B or C while playing sports, body fluids such as blood from an infected person would need to enter your bloodstream through: Hepatitis B and C are viruses that can cause serious damage to the liver. ![]() HIV damages the immune system and can cause acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) if untreated. Infection control guidelines such as the ‘blood rule’ help keep all sportspeople, coaches, trainers and officials from a range of infections including these blood-borne viruses. It is unlawful to prevent a person infected with HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C from participating in sport. For example, there are no documented cases of transmission of HIV from one athlete to another during participation in a sporting event. The risk that a player infected with one of these blood-borne viruses ( BBVs) will spread it to other players is extremely small. ![]() People with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or hepatitis C participate in a wide range of sports without restrictions. ![]()
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