HIV can be transmitted from one person to another person by contact between infected saliva and an open wound.
Further explanation:
Transmission of HIV:
A person can get HIV by coming into direct contact with certain body fluids from a person who is suffering from the disease.
These body fluids include
- Blood
- Rectal fluid
- Vaginal fluid
- Breast milk
- Saliva
When these fluids having HIV come in contact with the bloodstream of a person who is HIV negative through a mucous membrane ( which is present in the vagina, mouth, rectum, or on the tip of the penis ); open sore or cut, or by direct injection.
Activities by which HIV spread from person to person:
HIV spread by specific activities. In the United States, HIV is commonly spread by following method:
Sex with a person having HIV. Sharing the injection drug equipments for example needles with a person having HIV.
While the less common methods of spread of HIV are
From a mother to a child during birth, pregnancy or breast feeding. The use of HIV medicines has lowered the risk of transmission of HIV from mother to child in the United States.
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Subject: Health
Level: High school
Keywords
- Transmission of HIV
- Activities by which HIV spread from person to person
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