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Tell me how is HIV spread from one person to another?
Answer:
HIV is spread when infected blood, semen, vaginal luids, or breast milk gets into the bloodstream of another person through:
• direct entry into a blood vessel;
• mucous linings, such as the vagina, rectum, penis, mouth, eyes, or nose; or
• a break in the skin.
HIV is not spread through saliva (spit).
HIV is spread in the following ways:
You can only get HIV if infected blood, semen, vaginal luids, or breast milk gets into your body.
• Having vaginal, anal, or oral sex without using a condom.
• Sharing needles, syringes, or works to inject drugs, vitamins, hormones, steroids, or medicines.
• Women with HIV infection can pass HIV to their babies during pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding.
• People who are exposed to blood and/or body luids at work, like health care workers, may be exposed to HIV through needle-sticks or other on-the-job exposures.
• direct entry into a blood vessel;
• mucous linings, such as the vagina, rectum, penis, mouth, eyes, or nose; or
• a break in the skin.
HIV is not spread through saliva (spit).
HIV is spread in the following ways:
You can only get HIV if infected blood, semen, vaginal luids, or breast milk gets into your body.
• Having vaginal, anal, or oral sex without using a condom.
• Sharing needles, syringes, or works to inject drugs, vitamins, hormones, steroids, or medicines.
• Women with HIV infection can pass HIV to their babies during pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding.
• People who are exposed to blood and/or body luids at work, like health care workers, may be exposed to HIV through needle-sticks or other on-the-job exposures.
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