AIDS Information

HIV TRANSMISSION
HIV doesn't discriminate. Anyone can become infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. It's not who you are...but what you do that puts you at risk for getting HIV.

HIV is spread through the exchange of bodily fluids with an infected person.

HIV may be passed through:
	Blood
	Vaginal fluid
	Semen
	Breast milk (few cases reported)
HIV may be contracted by:
	Having sex with an infected person
	Sharing needles and syringes with an infected person.
	In some cases, a mother who is infected with HIV may transmit the virus to her infant during pregnancy, birth, or by breast feeding.
Information on how to prevent HIV transmission:
	Advocates for Youth*
	NIAID Fact Sheet - HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview
	HIV/AIDS Research at NIH

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