:: HIV/AIDS 101 - All you need to know

[lomotel]

I hope mods will sticky this thread.

People are scared with this disease because they have a little knowledge about its causes and way of transmission. I, for example didn't know that one can't contact HIV thru SALIVA, TEARS, SWEAT and other non-infectious bodily fluids. Learn more about it here:


How HIV Is Spread

HIV transmission - FAQs

[nio1234]

wow... now i know... thanks for the info.

[apolinarjr]

ok ra d ay makig robo robo sa chiks nga naay aids? hehe BAD JOKE...

[lovelygirl]

waaaa..kahadlok..dapat jud diay virgin akong pakaslan na guy...para sure walay HIV ug STD..

[lomotel]

Infectious "Bodily Fluids"

HIV can be transmitted from an infected person to another through:

Blood (including menstrual blood)
Semen
Vaginal secretions
Breast milk
Blood contains the highest concentration of the virus, followed closely by semen, followed by vaginal fluids. These are the three basic fluids that infect adults with HIV.

The risk from these fluids can be worsened or lessened depending on how they get into someone else's body, which we will discuss below.

Breast milk can contain a high concentration of the virus, but in this situation, transmissibility depends on who and how. An adult can ingest a small amount of breast milk at minimal risk. But an infant, with its very small body and newly forming immune system, consumes vast quantities of breast milk relative to its body weight. Therefore an infant is at risk from breast milk, whereas an adult probably is not.

[lomotel]

Possibly Infectious "Bodily Fluids"

HIV might be transmitted from an infected person to another through:

pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum)

Pre-seminal fluid is a clear fluid that lubricates men's urethras. It is produced by a different gland than semen. Pre-seminal fluid can contain small amounts of HIV, and so there is a potential risk. However, in practice, the risk is much, much lower than that from blood, semen or vaginal fluid. As in all transmission situations, risk depends on where the fluid is going.

[lomotel]

Non-Infectious "Bodily Fluids"

Saliva
Tears
Sweat
Feces
Urine
These fluids and substances cannot transmit HIV. Sweat contains no HIV.

The other fluids do not contain enough HIV to infect another person. This is regardless of how they get into the bloodstream. No cases of HIV transmission have ever been documented as a result of these substances.

[lomotel]

ok ra d ay makig robo robo sa chiks nga naay aids? hehe BAD JOKE...

AIDS will only occur after 5-10 years of getting an HIV. During the onset of AIDS, you will already notice the
patient's health deterioration and other symptoms of AIDS.

What you need to be aware is during the 1st month or year that a victim acquires HIV. Dili gyud nimo ma notice nga infected na diay.