AIDS / HIV
Can you only get AIDS from having sex?
- No because, there are two main reasons you can get HIV
like sharing drug needles-(BROKEN LINK) with
a infected person and having unprotected
sex-(BROKEN LINK) with a infected person. Pregnent women who have HIV
can pass it to there babies during birth or during breast-feeding. Some
have been infected with HIV from receiving blood transfusions.
Do condoms always stop AIDS?
Latex condoms-(BROKEN LINK) do not allow
the HIV to pass through the condom unless the condom has been damaged or
torn. In the United States, male condoms show the breakage
rate-(BROKEN LINK) is less than 2 out of every 100, probably less than
1 out of every 100. When using a female condom, your chances of getting
HIV-(BROKEN LINK) transmission changes from 1 in 5, without the female
condom, to 1 in 167, using the female condom. Any condom labeled for disease
prevention and sold in the United States should be effective in reducing
the risk of transmitting an STD, including HIV, if it is used correctly
Can you get AIDS from kissing?
There has never-(BROKEN LINK)
been a documented case of HIV transmission by kissing. People
who are HIV infected occasionally have very small amounts of virus in their
saliva. The virus that causes
-(BROKEN LINK) AIDS can only be passed through blood, semen, or vaginal
fluids. Although the virus is present in saliva, it is in such small amounts
that it does not pose a risk. The virus cannot live in the air, so it is
not found on skin. You can not get HIV through casual
contact-(BROKEN LINK) , which includes kissing, hugging, shaking hands,
using a toilet, and drinking from the same glass. To date there have been
no reported cases of transmission by kissing.
Does saliva carry AIDS?
HIV has been found in saliva-(BROKEN LINK)
and tears in minute amounts from some AIDS patients. HIV
is in the body but does not mean it can be transmitted-(BROKEN LINK)
by that body fluid.