How do you get or pass HIV???

Question

Since i have heard about it i started to become worried.. what will happen if i have it or whatever. what if someone has passed HIV to me without even knowing they have HIV too. how?? please help me.

No i didnt have any intercourse with someone.

Answer 1

How HIV is Transmitted
HIV is spread by sexual contact with an infected person, by sharing needles and/or syringes (primarily for drug injection) with someone who is infected, or, less commonly (and now very rarely in countries where blood is screened for HIV antibodies), through transfusions of infected blood or blood clotting factors. Babies born to HIV-infected women may become infected before or during birth or through breast-feeding after birth.
In the health care setting, workers have been infected with HIV after being stuck with needles containing HIV-infected blood or, less frequently, after infected blood gets into a worker’s open cut or a mucous membrane (for example, the eyes or inside of the nose). There has been only one instance of patients being infected by a health care worker in the United States; this involved HIV transmission from one infected dentist to six patients. Investigations have been completed involving more than 22,000 patients of 63 HIV-infected physicians, surgeons, and dentists, and no other cases of this type of transmission have been identified in the United States.
Some people fear that HIV might be transmitted in other ways; however, no scientific evidence to support any of these fears has been found. If HIV were being transmitted through other routes (such as through air, water, or insects), the pattern of reported AIDS cases would be much different from what has been observed. For example, if mosquitoes could transmit HIV infection, many more young children and preadolescents would have been diagnosed with AIDS.

Kissing
Casual contact through closed-mouth or "social" kissing is not a risk for transmission of HIV. Because of the potential for contact with blood during "French" or open-mouth kissing, CDC recommends against engaging in this activity with a person known to be infected. However, the risk of acquiring HIV during open-mouth kissing is believed to be very low. CDC has investigated only one case of HIV infection that may be attributed to contact with blood during open-mouth kissing.

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

You get HIV by fluid containing the virus being introduced into your body's fluids.

The best way to control the spread of the HIV virus is knowledge put into practice. That means educating yourself.

The HIV virus like some other diseases can be ntroduced into your body by a contaminated blood transfusion. If possible, before having surgery if your doctor thinks you may need blood, donate to yourself. Otherwise know the source of your blood transfusion and how it was screened and checked.

If you are an intravenous drug user, never share needles. There are many places that will now exchange used needles for new free of charge.

Abstinence is the best way to avoid the HIV virus and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), but if you can't abstain, be prepared and be informed.

As you pointed out, not everyone knows they have the HIV virus or they might elect not to tell you. Ditto for all STDs. So use a condom EVERY time even for oral sex. If your partner doesn't want you to, then you don't want to have sex with them - period. If you have a mouth sore, or are an aggressive brusher or flosser, even a tiny cut or scratch in your mouth is enough for the virus to enter into. It's always better to be safe rather than to worry needlessly or to find out your life is ruined for a few minutes of pleasure.

Answer 4

You can get HIV from unprotected sex (vaginal or anal), sharing a needle to use drugs, or at the hospital, if receiving a blood transfusion.

I'm not sure how old you are, but if you think you have been exposed, you should visit your OBGYN and ask to be tested. When I was single and "playing the field," even though I used condoms (I didn't use needles), I had my blood tested for HIV every year. Truthfully, even though I've been married 8 years, I still have my blood tested every year for HIV and most recently, while I was pregnant with my daughter.

Get tested... it could save you life and someone elses.

Answer 5

You get HIV when you have sexual relationships with someone who is carrying the virus. Using a condom will protect you but you are never 100 percent safe. You should go take a test and if you are positive contact every sexual partner that you have had so that they in turn will get tested too, and therefore stop spreading the virus themselves. By the way there is a small chance that you will become infected through saliva and other bodily fluids...because if it gets into your bloodstream....well you know the rest.

Answer 6

Get tested don't have sex until you and your mate is tested,live your life normal and just becareful and be aware of the ways it's transmitted here are some ways it is transfered:
Having sex with an infected person
Sharing needles and syringes with an infected person.
In some cases, a mother who is infected with HIV may transmit the virus to her infant during pregnancy, birth, or by breast feeding.
And HIV may be passed through:
Blood
Vaginal fluid
Semen
Breast milk (few cases reported)
Hope this helps you!! And please don't be scared as long as you keep your self safe then,and know how to take care of your self and live your life normally and se nr OK!!! Even if you have it or not,Keep yourself safe and live your life normally!!!

Answer 7

You get it by exchanging major bodily fluids with someone who has it. Having unprotected sex with someone who has HIV, or sharing a drug needle with someone who has it. And you don't know, that's exactly the problem. You could just end up being a carrier, someone you have sex with could have it but it's still dormant. That stuff's been known to live in the body for ten years before the person actually starts to get sick. Don't have unprotected sex and don't do drugs. If you're worried, get tested.

Answer 8

well, it is an STD (sexually transmitted disease) and once you have it, you can't EVER get rid of it. It takes over your immune system so that your helper t cells can't call for backup. you can't get it by just kissing, unless you have a cut and he has a cut in your mouths.

we had to learn all about it in 5th grade. a little young? i think so. If you think you may have it, go to your doctor and get chaecked

--Your True Friend

*edit*
It develops into aids, which kills over 1,000,000 people every year.
If you haven't "done" it w/ anyone but your spouse (if you're married) then you should be fine. but, once again, there is a i think its a 1 ina 1,000,000 chance you can get it by an infected person

Answer 9

The only 100% sure way to protect yourself is NOT TO HAVE SEX. It only takes one sexual contact with someone who has an STI to catch it. If you are sexually active, protect yourself by using a latex condom every time you have sex.

Symptoms: HIV infection progresses in stages. These stages are based on your symptoms and the amount of the virus in your blood.

Initial stage: The incubation period—the time between when a person is first infected with HIV and when early symptoms develop—may be a few days to several weeks. Flu-like symptoms are common in this first stage of infection, which is called acute retroviral syndrome. Symptoms of acute retroviral syndrome are often mistaken for symptoms of another viral infection, such as influenza or mononucleosis, and may include:

Abdominal cramps, nausea, or vomiting.
Diarrhea.
Enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, and groin.
Fever.
Headache.
Muscle aches and joint pain.
Skin rash.
Sore throat.
Weight loss.
These first symptoms can range from mild to severe and usually disappear on their own after 2 to 3 weeks.

Established stage: After you become infected with HIV, you may go many years without any other sign of illness. When symptoms come back, they may be vague and hard to describe (although some people complain of feeling fatigued or achy all over). A health professional may suspect HIV if symptoms persist or if a cause (such as influenza) of the symptoms cannot be identified. HIV may also be suspected when several of the following symptoms are present:

Confusion
Diarrhea or other bowel changes
Difficulty concentrating
Dry cough
Fatigue
Fever
Loss of appetite
Mouth sores
Nail changes
Night sweats
Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, and groin
Pain when swallowing
Personality changes
Repeated outbreaks of herpes simplex
Shortness of breath
Tingling, numbness, and weakness in the limbs
Unexplained weight loss
Yeast infection of the mouth (thrush)
Additionally, HIV may be suspected when a woman has at least one of the following:

More than 3 vaginal yeast infections in one year that are not related to the use of antibiotics
Recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Abnormal Pap test or cervical cancer
Children with HIV often have different symptoms (for example, delayed growth or an enlarged spleen) than teens or adults.

Late stage: During the last stage of HIV infection, the disease progresses to AIDS. Some of the symptoms of AIDS include fatigue, weight loss, diarrhea, fever, night sweats, and thrush (infection in the mouth). During this time, it also becomes easier for you to develop certain infections or illnesses, such as some types of pneumonia or cancer, which are more likely to develop when you have a weakened immune system.

If HIV goes untreated, AIDS develops in most people within 12 to 13 years after they first become infected. With treatment for HIV, the progression to AIDS may be delayed or prevented.

A small number of people who are infected with HIV develop AIDS within about 3 years if they do not receive treatment. It is not known why the infection progresses faster in these people.

Answer 10

usually when that happens you start getting sick continiously. If in doubt check your blood count. Advice: minimize your sex activity with different partners, and use protection at all times until you are clear in the 6 months period so if you have been exposed to it, u don't pass it to others.