WHAT ARE THE MAIN BODY FLUIDS THAT CAN TRANSMIT/PASS ON HIV? Blood, Semen, Vaginal fluids & Breast Milk.
WHAT ARE THE MAIN WAYS HIV CAN BE TRANSMITTED? – Unprotected penetrative sex; i.e sex without a condom – Penis in the vagina or anus without a condom. – Sharing injecting equipment. – Mother to baby transmission – during pregnancy, delivery or through breast feeding. – Blood transfusions in certain circumstances. CAN A PERSON CATCH AIDS FROM SOMEONE ELSE? No, not AIDS. It’s the virus called HIV that can be transmitted in certain circumstances but not AIDS because it is a diagnosis based on medical conditions and illnesses a person with HIV may get. WILL PEOPLE WITH HIV ALWAYS DIE WITHIN 5 YEARS? As with any condition which has no cure, it is very difficult to predict when any person will die, whether they have HIV or not. Although HIV drugs are helping many people, for various reasons some people with HIV get ill and die quite quickly. Other people with HIV remain well for many years. The person themselves could be the factor.
