Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

hands/toilet seats/swimming pools/sharing cutlery/kissing/sneezes and coughs?

April 26, 2017coughs cutlery hands Kissing seats sharing sneezes swimming pools toilet

0

Posted

hands/toilet seats/swimming pools/sharing cutlery/kissing/sneezes and coughs?

1 Answer

0

Posted

No. HIV is not an airborne, water-borne or food-borne virus, and does not survive for very long outside the human body. Therefore ordinary social contact such as kissing, shaking hands, coughing and sharing cutlery does not result in the virus being passed from one person to another.