A moral dilemma. A patient has aids; should the docter tel his wife or not?

A patient comes into the hospital to see his results from an AIDS test: his results are positive. The patient nervously confesses to the doctor that he did not contract this disease from his wife, but from another woman. His wife and the doctor are friends; they've been friends throughout school, and still maintain a good friendship; they occasionally get together or call each other for advice. The doctor never actually met her friend's husband …

…to the setting and nature of the situation the patient to doctor relationship comes first, the patient is the doctor's client so the doctor should seek his benefits before anyone else. In conclusion, because of the doctor's profession she would not tell the patient's wife, nonetheless, leave this to the patient. In the end, the doctor will feel that she has dealt with the situation to the best of her ability without compromising her patient.