2006-12-01 06:28:15 · 3 answers · asked by nasreen f 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
You can become infected with HIV (a virus which leads to AIDS) through the following fluids:
-blood
-semen & precum
-vaginal fluids
-breastmilk
It is transmitted in the following ways:
-blood-to-blood contact
-sex (anal, vaginal, and oral)
-injectable drug use (through needles)
-mother-to-child (through pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding)
Tears, saliva, and sweat do not transmit HIV. If you are having sex, use a latex condom correctly and consistently. See avert.org for plenty of easy-to-read info on HIV/AIDS. Hope this helps!
2006-12-03 07:47:24 · answer #1 · answered by kt42 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Through body fluids such as an infected person's blood in a non infected person's open wound or membrane, sharing needles (drugs) and blood transfusions (though the chances of that are very minimul nowadays).
2006-12-01 14:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by S H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also through sexual activities.
Don't trust answers to questions this important on a site like this one: start here instead for answers:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/hivinf.htm
2006-12-03 04:11:00 · answer #3 · answered by Mark H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋