How do you get (and avoid getting) HIV?

August 3, 2011

Body fluids that can contain HIV include the following:

Blood (including menstrual blood) Semen and possibly pre-seminal fluid ("pre-cum") Vaginal secretions Breast milk

In order for HIV to be transmitted

HIV must be present. HIV must get inside the body.

Sexual behaviors that can transmit HIV

Vaginal sex (penis in the vagina) Anal sex (penis in the anus) involving either men or women Oral sex (mouth on the penis or vagina) The risk of transmitting HIV is greatly reduced by using a condom.

Other ways that HIV can be transmitted

Sharing needles when shooting drugs Home tattooing and body piercing Accidental needle sticks Blood transfusions Childbirth Breast-feeding Organ transplantation (if the donor organ is HIV infected)

It is important to know

Most people with HIV infection do not look sick. Many people with HIV infection have not been tested and don't know they are infected.

It is important to remember that HIV is NOT transmitted through

Saliva, tears, sweat, feces, or urine Hugging Kissing Massage Shaking hands Insect bites Living in the same house with someone who has HIV Sharing showers or toilets with someone with HIV

To avoid getting HIV

HIV is a virus that infects people by getting inside their blood cells. To avoid getting HIV, you must prevent the blood, semen, vaginal fluids, or breast milk of someone who is infected from entering your body through your mouth, vagina, anus, tip of your penis, or breaks in your skin.

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