As we all know, AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a fatal infection caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The virus attacks the body's immune system and, over a period of time, destroys it. This disables the body's ability to fight off infections by other germs and the growth of cancers, eventually resulting in death.
HIV is spread through the exchange of bodily fluids, which contain a high large amount of HIV such as blood, semen and vaginal secretions. The most common means of transmission is through unprotected sex and the sharing of dirty needles among drug users. Although HIV can be found in body substances such as saliva, tears and urine - the quantities in which they are found in are so low that they are relatively harmless.
CAN HIV BE SPREAD THROUGH CASUAL CONTACT?
Throughout the years, there has been a steady rise of HIV infected people since the early 1980s. These people were not necessarily homosexual or bisexual, in fact as we entered the 1990s, most of those infected were heterosexual. This shows that everybody is capable of getting AIDS if they are not careful.
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