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From an industry standpoint, I'd hope they will institute more frequent testing as a standard, and do something with performers that are not in a strict environment before they can work again in the Valley, or anywhere in the states.
If the studios refuse to work with performers who have tests older than a week, then performers will just have to start budgeting for more frequent testing if they want work.
Alot of these girls are also dancers and escorts, and the fact that they could be second or third gen at risks and might be out working turning tricks while they can't get work in film is a scary thought. Especially since these are not the crack whores working the corner downtown type girls for the most part.
The problem with HIV is that you can't look at someone and tell they are clean or infected, you can't know, you can't trust a condom 100%, bodily fluids can be exchanged via mouth as well as genital areas, and a paper cut on your finger could be an entry point for infection as easily as anything else.
I've got friends that are positive, had friends die from this, it sucks, sucks, sucks, that's for sure.
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