Can HIV/AIDS be transmitted through normal, social, non-sexual contact?
The following behaviours and social practices will NOT put a person at risk of HIV transmission: Shaking hands, hugging and casual contact Using the same telephone Using the same toilet as an HIV positive person Caring for and/or living with a PLWA (person living with HIV/AIDS) Caressing and sneezing Blood sucking insects e.g. mosquitoes What are some other important basic facts about HIV/AIDS? It is preventable, but not curable as yet. A person who has established infection has it for life. HIV is a slow-acting virus. The majority of people with HIV look healthy and feel well for many years after infection though they may transmit it to others. A laboratory blood or saliva test is the only certain way to determine whether an individual is HIV positive (HIV +). Treatment and Anti Retroviral Drugs can slow the progression of HIV infection, but the medicines are expensive and not available to most people in the developing world. Many succumb to serious opportunistic infections caused by
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- Can HIV/AIDS be transmitted through normal, social, non-sexual contact?
