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Kissing Poster tackling myths about HIV transmission To become infected with HIV you must get a sufficient quantity of the virus into your body. Saliva does contain HIV, but the virus is only present in very small quantities and as such has never been known to cause HIV infection. Unless both partners have large open sores in their mouths, or severely bleeding gums, there is no transmission risk from mouth-to-mouth kissing. Protected sex If used correctly and consistently, condoms are highly effective at preventing HIV transmission. A small minority believe condoms are not adequate protection and that 'some very small viruses can pass through latex'. Scientific tests have disproved this theory.1 Condoms are effective at preventing HIV during both vaginal and anal sex and can help to reduce the risks during oral sex too. Further information can be found on our condoms page. Sneezing, coughing, sharing glasses/cups, etc HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host, except under strictly controlled laboratory conditions. HIV does not survive well in the open air, and this makes the possibility of this type of environmental transmission remote. In practice no environmental transmission has been recorded. This means that HIV cannot be transmitted through spitting, sneezing, sharing glasses, cutlery, or musical instruments. Moreover, HIV transmission cannot occur via swimming pools, showers or by sharing washing facilities or toilet seats. HIV only lives for a short time and cannot reproduce inside an insect. So, even if the virus enters a mosquito or another sucking or biting insect, the insect does not become infected and cannot transmit HIV to the next human it feeds on or bites. Injecting drugs with sterile needles Injecting with a sterile needle and works will not transmit HIV as long as clean equipment is used each time and none of it is shared. However, there are still many other risks associated with injecting drug use. If a person is on drugs (including alcohol) then their judgement may be clouded, making them more likely to become involved in risky sexual behaviour, which increases the chance of exposure to HIV. AVERT has more information on the risks involved with injecting drugs and HIV. Insects Studies conducted by many researchers have shown no evidence of HIV transmission through insect bites, even in areas where there are many cases of HIV and AIDS and large populations of insects such as mosquitoes. Lack of such outbreaks, despite considerable efforts to detect them, supports the conclusion that insects do not transmit HIV. back to top How HIV is passed on You need to install Adobe Flash player to view AVERT's videos. Click on the logo below to install Flash player. A woman living with HIV in the UK discusses her experiences of stigma It is important not to get carried away and believe the myths around how HIV is transmitted. Myths and rumours are really damaging to people living with HIV because they can increase fear, stigma and discrimination. The most common ways that people become infected with HIV are: Through having unprotected, sexual intercourse with an infected partner. Through injecting drugs, using an unsterilised needle or syringe that has been used by someone who is infected. As a baby of an HIV-infected mother, during pregnancy, labour or delivery, or through breastfeeding. Vaginal sex HIV is found in the sexual fluids of an infected person. For a man, this means the pre-come and semen fluids that come out of the penis before and during sex. For a woman, it means HIV is in the vaginal fluids that are produced by the vagina to keep it clean and to help make intercourse easier. If a man with HIV has vaginal intercourse without a condom then HIV can pass into the woman's body through the lining of the vagina, cervix and womb. The risk of HIV transmission is increased if the woman has a cut or sore inside or around her vagina; this will make it easier for the virus to enter her bloodstream. Such a cut or sore might not always be visible, and could be so small that the woman wouldn't know about it. A British poster promoting condom use to prevent HIV transmission. If a woman with HIV has sexual intercourse without a condom, HIV could get into the man's body through a sore patch on his penis or by getting into his urethra (the tube that runs down the penis) or the inside of his foreskin (if he has one). Any contact with blood during sex increases the chance of infection. For example, there may be blood in the vagina if intercourse occurs during a woman's period. Some sexually transmitted diseases – such as herpes and gonorrhea – can also raise the risk of HIV transmission. Anal sex Receptive anal intercourse (i.e. sex where a man’s penis is inserted into a person’s anus) carries a higher risk of HIV transmission than receptive vaginal intercourse. The lining of the anus is more delicate than the lining of the vagina, so is more likely to be damaged during sex. Any contact with blood during sex increases the risk of infection. If a man takes the insertive position in anal sex with a man or woman who has HIV, then he too risks becoming infected. Oral sex Oral sex with an infected partner carries a small risk of HIV infection. If a person gives oral sex (licking or sucking the penis) to a man with HIV, then infected fluid could get into their mouth. If the person has bleeding gums or tiny sores or ulcers somewhere in their mouth, there is a risk of HIV entering their bloodstream. The same is true if infected sexual fluids from a woman get into the mouth of her partner. There is also a small risk if a person with HIV gives oral sex when they have bleeding gums or a bleeding wound in their mouth. Saliva does not pose a risk. HIV infection through oral sex alone seems to be very rare, and there are things you can do to protect yourself. For more information visit our Oral sex page. Injecting drugs Injecting drug users are a high-risk group for exposure to HIV. Sharing unsterilised injecting equipment is a very efficient way to transmit blood-borne viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis C. Sharing needles and “works” (syringes, spoons, filters and blood-contaminated water) is thought to be three times more likely to transmit HIV than sexual intercourse.2 Disinfecting equipment between each use can reduce the chance of transmission, but does not eliminate it entirely. For more information, visit our pages on 'Injecting drugs, drug users and HIV' and 'Needle exchange and harm reduction'. Mother to child transmission An infected pregnant woman can pass HIV on to her unborn baby during pregnancy, labour and delivery. HIV can also be transmitted through breastfeeding. If a woman knows she is infected with HIV, there are drugs she can take to greatly reduce the chances of her child becoming infected. For more information, go to our pages about HIV and pregnancy and mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Blood transfusions and blood products Some people have been infected through a transfusion of infected blood. These days, all the blood used for transfusions in high-income countries is tested for HIV, yet this is not the case in some middle- and low-income countries. In those countries where the blood is tested, HIV infection through blood transfusions is now extremely rare. In countries that do not have adequate blood safety procedures in place, transmission through blood transfusions continue to occur. Blood can be separated into its different components, for example: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, plasma and immunoglobulins.3 These are known as blood products. Whilst whole blood can only be placed through a rigorous screening process and infected donations discarded, some blood products, such as those used by people with haemophilia, can be heat-treated to make them safe. Infection in health-care settings Hospitals and clinics should take precautions to prevent the spread of blood-borne infections. These measures include using sterile surgical instruments, wearing gloves, and safely disposing of medical waste. In high-income countries, HIV transmission in health-care settings is extremely rare. However, cases continue to occur in some middle- and low-income countries where safety procedures are not so well implemented. Health-care workers have on rare occasions become infected with HIV by being stuck with needles containing HIV-infected blood. A few have also become infected by HIV-infected blood getting into the bloodstream through an open cut, or splashing onto a mucous membrane (e.g. the eyes or the inside of the nose). There have been only a very few documented instances of patients acquiring HIV from an infected health-care worker. We have more information about healthcare workers and HIV infection. Tattoos / piercing Anything that potentially allows another person's blood to get into your bloodstream carries a risk. If the equipment has not been sterilised before having a tattoo or piercing, there could be a significant risk of exposure if the previous person was infected with HIV. In most developed countries there are hygiene regulations governing tattoo and piercing parlours to ensure all instruments used are sterile. 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HIV is found in blood and other body fluids such as semen and vaginal fluids. It cannot live for long outside the body, so to be infected with HIV you need to allow some body fluid from an infected person to get inside your body (contact with saliva has never been known to transmit HIV). The virus can enter the body via contact with the bloodstream or by passing through delicate mucous membranes, such as inside the vagina, rectum or urethra.
To become infected with HIV you must get a sufficient quantity of the virus into your body. Saliva does contain HIV, but the virus is only present in very small quantities and as such has never been known to cause HIV infection.
Unless both partners have large open sores in their mouths, or severely bleeding gums, there is no transmission risk from mouth-to-mouth kissing.
If used correctly and consistently, condoms are highly effective at preventing HIV transmission. A small minority believe condoms are not adequate protection and that 'some very small viruses can pass through latex'. Scientific tests have disproved this theory.1
Condoms are effective at preventing HIV during both vaginal and anal sex and can help to reduce the risks during oral sex too. Further information can be found on our condoms page.
HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host, except under strictly controlled laboratory conditions. HIV does not survive well in the open air, and this makes the possibility of this type of environmental transmission remote. In practice no environmental transmission has been recorded.
This means that HIV cannot be transmitted through spitting, sneezing, sharing glasses, cutlery, or musical instruments. Moreover, HIV transmission cannot occur via swimming pools, showers or by sharing washing facilities or toilet seats.
HIV only lives for a short time and cannot reproduce inside an insect. So, even if the virus enters a mosquito or another sucking or biting insect, the insect does not become infected and cannot transmit HIV to the next human it feeds on or bites.
Injecting with a sterile needle and works will not transmit HIV as long as clean equipment is used each time and none of it is shared. However, there are still many other risks associated with injecting drug use. If a person is on drugs (including alcohol) then their judgement may be clouded, making them more likely to become involved in risky sexual behaviour, which increases the chance of exposure to HIV.
AVERT has more information on the risks involved with injecting drugs and HIV.
Studies conducted by many researchers have shown no evidence of HIV transmission through insect bites, even in areas where there are many cases of HIV and AIDS and large populations of insects such as mosquitoes. Lack of such outbreaks, despite considerable efforts to detect them, supports the conclusion that insects do not transmit HIV.
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A woman living with HIV in the UK discusses her experiences of stigma
It is important not to get carried away and believe the myths around how HIV is transmitted. Myths and rumours are really damaging to people living with HIV because they can increase fear, stigma and discrimination.
The most common ways that people become infected with HIV are:
HIV is found in the sexual fluids of an infected person. For a man, this means the pre-come and semen fluids that come out of the penis before and during sex. For a woman, it means HIV is in the vaginal fluids that are produced by the vagina to keep it clean and to help make intercourse easier.
If a man with HIV has vaginal intercourse without a condom then HIV can pass into the woman's body through the lining of the vagina, cervix and womb. The risk of HIV transmission is increased if the woman has a cut or sore inside or around her vagina; this will make it easier for the virus to enter her bloodstream. Such a cut or sore might not always be visible, and could be so small that the woman wouldn't know about it.
If a woman with HIV has sexual intercourse without a condom, HIV could get into the man's body through a sore patch on his penis or by getting into his urethra (the tube that runs down the penis) or the inside of his foreskin (if he has one).
Any contact with blood during sex increases the chance of infection. For example, there may be blood in the vagina if intercourse occurs during a woman's period. Some sexually transmitted diseases – such as herpes and gonorrhea – can also raise the risk of HIV transmission.
Receptive anal intercourse (i.e. sex where a man’s penis is inserted into a person’s anus) carries a higher risk of HIV transmission than receptive vaginal intercourse. The lining of the anus is more delicate than the lining of the vagina, so is more likely to be damaged during sex. Any contact with blood during sex increases the risk of infection.
If a man takes the insertive position in anal sex with a man or woman who has HIV, then he too risks becoming infected.
Oral sex with an infected partner carries a small risk of HIV infection. If a person gives oral sex (licking or sucking the penis) to a man with HIV, then infected fluid could get into their mouth. If the person has bleeding gums or tiny sores or ulcers somewhere in their mouth, there is a risk of HIV entering their bloodstream. The same is true if infected sexual fluids from a woman get into the mouth of her partner.
There is also a small risk if a person with HIV gives oral sex when they have bleeding gums or a bleeding wound in their mouth. Saliva does not pose a risk.
HIV infection through oral sex alone seems to be very rare, and there are things you can do to protect yourself. For more information visit our Oral sex page.
Injecting drug users are a high-risk group for exposure to HIV. Sharing unsterilised injecting equipment is a very efficient way to transmit blood-borne viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis C. Sharing needles and “works” (syringes, spoons, filters and blood-contaminated water) is thought to be three times more likely to transmit HIV than sexual intercourse.2 Disinfecting equipment between each use can reduce the chance of transmission, but does not eliminate it entirely. For more information, visit our pages on 'Injecting drugs, drug users and HIV' and 'Needle exchange and harm reduction'.
An infected pregnant woman can pass HIV on to her unborn baby during pregnancy, labour and delivery. HIV can also be transmitted through breastfeeding.
If a woman knows she is infected with HIV, there are drugs she can take to greatly reduce the chances of her child becoming infected. For more information, go to our pages about HIV and pregnancy and mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
Some people have been infected through a transfusion of infected blood. These days, all the blood used for transfusions in high-income countries is tested for HIV, yet this is not the case in some middle- and low-income countries. In those countries where the blood is tested, HIV infection through blood transfusions is now extremely rare. In countries that do not have adequate blood safety procedures in place, transmission through blood transfusions continue to occur.
Blood can be separated into its different components, for example: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, plasma and immunoglobulins.3 These are known as blood products. Whilst whole blood can only be placed through a rigorous screening process and infected donations discarded, some blood products, such as those used by people with haemophilia, can be heat-treated to make them safe.
Hospitals and clinics should take precautions to prevent the spread of blood-borne infections. These measures include using sterile surgical instruments, wearing gloves, and safely disposing of medical waste. In high-income countries, HIV transmission in health-care settings is extremely rare. However, cases continue to occur in some middle- and low-income countries where safety procedures are not so well implemented.
Health-care workers have on rare occasions become infected with HIV by being stuck with needles containing HIV-infected blood. A few have also become infected by HIV-infected blood getting into the bloodstream through an open cut, or splashing onto a mucous membrane (e.g. the eyes or the inside of the nose). There have been only a very few documented instances of patients acquiring HIV from an infected health-care worker. We have more information about healthcare workers and HIV infection.
Anything that potentially allows another person's blood to get into your bloodstream carries a risk. If the equipment has not been sterilised before having a tattoo or piercing, there could be a significant risk of exposure if the previous person was infected with HIV.
In most developed countries there are hygiene regulations governing tattoo and piercing parlours to ensure all instruments used are sterile. If you are thinking of having a tattoo or piercing, ask staff at the shop what procedures they take to avoid infection.
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Play our games to test your knowledge and skills, while learning new facts. See how much you know about HIV/AIDS and sexual health, with our AIDS Game, Sex Education Game, Pregnancy Game and Condom Game. Use your mouse to collect the right letters while avoiding the baddies for a chance to appear on our HI-scores table.
Give our games a try now, and see how well you can do!
Our media gallery contains hundreds of HIV and AIDS related photos, videos and graphics. You can have a look around, use the search feature, or take a look at some photo selections.
Try our quizzes to test your knowledge on all aspects of sexual health and HIV and AIDS. We have a Sex Quiz, Pregnancy Quiz, Condom Quiz and an HIV and AIDS Quiz.
Just a beginner? Then try the quizzes' easy levels. Think you're an expert? Well try the hard quizzes.
I went through kind of a phase shift from just getting feelings towards this one guy, to be being confused and feeling kind of bi... - Submitted by Wesley Read more >>
Giving young people a platform to share their thoughts and experiences raises awareness among their peers and gives an invaluable insight into the needs of this high-risk group. More than 2,400 young people are newly infected with HIV every day, accounting for 40% of new adult infections.
Involving youth in the HIV response is key to lowering new HIV infections among the next generation and the role of technology in doing this is now clearer than ever.
A sneak preview of results from an AVERT survey, due to be released on International Youth Day 2013 - 12 August, show that most young people prefer to get their sexual health and HIV/AIDS information online or via mobile, as it's quicker, confidential and cheap. But not all youth are the same, we've found regional variations in the type of technology young people prefer - with 67% of respondents from Africa using mobile phones for health information, compared to just 31% in Europe.
To commemorate International Youth Day 2013 - 12 August, share your experiences with others by sending AVERT your story. Raise HIV awareness among youth, check out the hints, tips and quizzes below and share them with your friends.