Can a person be exposed to HIV by hugging or shaking hands with an infected person?

1 answer:

5 0

I think that the answer would be NO, the said disease only transmitted trough injecting the said virus in your blood stream and also transmitted sexually. I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more if you have questions

You might be interested in

Which challenges do countries face in limiting the spread of communicable diseases?

Fiesta28 [93]

All of the choices are the challenges that countries face in limiting the spread of communicable diseases. The lack of available healthy food would force countries to increase its reliance on food producers abroad, which could mean food contamination during harvesting, storage, processing, and transport.

Next, the increase of worldwide travel has also increase the risk of infectious disease where travelers encounter microbes in the new environment and can have direct contact with exotic wildlife.

Moreover, the decrease of available clean water is a source of communicable diseases because inadequate sewage and water management systems could incubate disease vectors such as mosquitoes and rats. Also, improper sanitation services spread diarrheal diseases.

Lastly, the increase in migration of infected animals are also a good source of infectious diseases for animals that are introduced in new environment can disrupt ecosystems in ways that increase the potential for infectious disease outbreaks such as Ebola and Lyme diseases.

5 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

In a famous science fiction movie, a group of scientists in a submarine are miniaturized and injected into a patient's bloodstre

mina [271]

1) I would choose white blood cells since their main job is to fight infection (Something that does not belong as a part of the body) But since their is several types of white blood cells the ones too look out for would be the Neutrophils since they kill bacteria by ingesting them.

2) It would be a Neutrophils blood cell. They are 12-14 µm diameter, and so look bigger than the surrounding red blood cells. There is a single nucleus, which is multilobed, and can have between 2 and 5 lobes.

3)You would also have to watch out for: Granulocytes – cells which contain granules which contain chemicals that are used to kill bacteria and viruses Lymphocytes- cells which attack most of the bacterial and viral infections in our bodiesMonocytes - cells which become macrophages, large cells that engulf harmful particles in our bodies

8 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Crystal is trying to get in shape for softball season, so she takes a hip hop dance class at the gym for 45 minutes three days a

dedylja [7]

To get into shape for the incoming softball season, Crystal, who enrolled into a hip hop dance class and targets that her heart rate be 142-180 beats per minute. With her current heart rate of only 125 beats per minute, she should dance at a faster pace. Thus, the answer to this item is letter A given that the duration of her dance is fixed at 45 minutes.

4 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

TRUE or FALSE

tatyana61 [14]

Answer:

1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True

Explanation:

3 0

3 years ago

What happens if my 5 year old isn't up to date with vaccines?

cricket20 [7]