A person can get infected with HIV through the following routes:
Unprotected sex:
If a person engages in sexual intercourse with an infected person without using a condom, s/he can get infected. The sexual act can be both vaginal and anal.
Theoretically oral sex without condom (on men) or barriers like dental dam, vaginal dams or plastic wrap (on women) can also transmit HIV and other STIs.
Unsafe blood, Sharing of needles and Improperly sterilized hospital tools
If a person shares the needle or syringe used by/on an infected person, either for injecting drugs or drawing blood or for any other purpose involving piercing the skin, s/he can get infected. Instruments used for piercing and tattooing also carry a small risk of infection.
A person can get the infection if he/she is given transfusion of infected blood.
If surgical devices like syringes and scalpels, or even used equipment when receiving an IV and blood transfusions without proper sterilization, they can transmit the infection.
Mother to Child:
An HIV positive mother can transmit the virus to child during pregnancy, during birth, or through breastfeeding.
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