▁a ▁de press ive ▁dis order , ▁which ▁affect ▁the ▁central ▁nerv ous ▁system ▁of ▁the ▁body . ▁However , ▁to ▁qual ify , ▁those ▁neu ros es ▁must ▁be ▁more ▁than ▁simple ▁states ▁of ▁fear , ▁or ▁problems ▁in ▁cop ing ▁with ▁every day ▁life , ▁which ▁do ▁not ▁amount ▁to ▁psych iat ric ▁ill ness es . ▁ ▁Ven ere al ▁and ▁other ▁communic able ▁disease ▁ ▁See ▁R ▁v . ▁D ica ▁[ 2 0 0 4 ] ▁E W CA ▁C rim ▁ 1 1 0 3 ▁ ▁The ▁Law ▁Commission ▁stated ▁its ▁view ▁that ▁" the ▁deliber ate ▁or ▁reck less ▁causing ▁of ▁disease ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁beyond ▁the ▁reach ▁of ▁the ▁criminal ▁law " ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁continu ing ▁debate ▁over ▁whether ▁the ▁transmission ▁of ▁H IV ▁is ▁covered ▁as ▁gr iev ous ▁bod ily ▁harm ▁or ▁under ▁sections ▁ 2 2 ▁to ▁ 2 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Off ences ▁against ▁the ▁Person ▁Act ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁R ▁v ▁Clar ence , ▁it ▁appeared ▁that ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁prisoner ▁knew , ▁but ▁his ▁wife ▁did ▁not ▁know , ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁g on or ho ea , ▁he ▁had ▁" connection " ▁with ▁her ; ▁that ▁the ▁result ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁disease ▁was ▁communic ated ▁to ▁her , ▁and ▁that ▁had ▁she ▁been ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁prisoner ' s ▁condition ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁inter course . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Col er idge ▁C J .,