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You can message your clinic, view lab results, schedule an appointment, and pay your bill. Sexual contact - HIV is spread most commonly by sexual contact with an infected partner. The virus enters the body through the lining of the vagina, vulva, penis, rectum, or mouth during sexual activity. Blood contamination - HIV may also be spread through contact with infected blood. However, due to the screening of blood for evidence of HIV infection, the risk of acquiring HIV from blood transfusions is extremely low.
Needles - HIV is frequently spread by sharing needles, syringes, or drug use equipment with someone who is infected with the virus. Transmission from patient to healthcare worker, or vice-versa through accidental sticks with contaminated needles or other medical instruments, is rare. Mother-infant - HIV also can be spread to babies born to, or breastfed by, mothers infected with the virus.
Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. HIV Transmission Topics. Other Resources. Get tailored information about your risk and learn how to protect yourself. Top of Page. More HIV Topics. In AIDS, the immune system is severely weakened. People with AIDS get serious infections and health problems. HIV spreads when infected blood, semen "cum" or vaginal fluids enter the body.
Because symptoms can be mild at first, people with HIV might not know they're infected.
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