A person of any age, sex, race, ethnic group, religion, economic background, or sexual orientation can get HIV. Those who are most at risk are; People who have “unprotected sex” with someone who has HIV. Unprotected sex means vaginal, anal, or oral sex without using a condom. people who share needles, syringes, or other equipment to inject drugs, steroids, or even vitamins or medicine … [Read more...]
What exactly HIV is
February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus. You may hear that someone is HIV infected, has HIV infection, or has HIV disease. These are all terms that mean the person has HIV in his or her body and can pass the virus to other people. HIV attacks the body’s immune system. The immune system protects the body from infections and disease, but has no clear way to protect it from HIV. Without … [Read more...]
Transmission Routes
March 2, 2011 By 2 Comments
There are several ways in which someone can become infected with HIV. These transmission routes are well defined. HIV infection can be transmitted through: Unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected partner; Injection or transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products (infection through artificial insemination, skin grafts and organ transplants is also possible); sharing … [Read more...]