What is HIV? A: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS.
Q: How can you tell if someone is infected with HIV? A: Only with a blood test. A person can be HIV-infected for many years while looking and feeling healthy, with no signs at all of being sick. Q: Who is most likely to become infected? A: Anyone can become infected with HIV. HIV is transmitted sexually, through drug use by contaminated needles and during pregnancy from an infected mother to her unborn child. HIV can also be transmitted by breast feeding. Q: How can I be exposed to HIV? A: Unprotected sex with someone who is infected or sharing a needle or syringe with someone who is infected. Q: What is unprotected sex? A: Sex without a latex condom or other barrier methods. HIV is found in semen, vaginal fluids and blood. HIV can enter the body through any type of sexual intercourse, including vaginal, anal and oral sex. Q: What about doing drugs?
