The HIV - AIDS virus CANNOT be transmitted by _____________.

The correct answer is "shaking hands".

Key Points

•  Human immunodeficiency virus is an epidemic that assaults the body's immune system.
•  If it is not treated, it can lead to AIDS which is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
•  HIV does not spread by:
  • Air or water
  • Mosquitoes, ticks or different insects.
  • Saliva, tears or sweat that isn't blended with the blood of someone with HIV.
  • Shaking hands, hugging, sharing toilets, sharing dishes, silverware, or drinking glasses.
  • Drinking fountains
  • Other sexual sports do not contain the alternative of frame fluids.

Additional Information

• Mode of transmission
•  HIV transmits by direct contact with certain body fluids from a person with HIV who has a detectable viral load. These fluids are:
  • Blood
  • Semen and pre-seminal fluid
  • Rectal fluids
  • Vaginal fluids
  • Breast milk
• For transmission, the HIV virus in these fluids must get into the bloodstream of an HIV-negative person through a mucous membrane or by direct contact.