AIDS is the active form of HIV virus disease, when the immune system is already severely compromised.After HIV infection, IT can take several years to develop, especially if appropriate treatment to control the development of the virus in the body has not been applied.
The best way to avoid AIDS is to avoid getting infected with the HIV virus.To become infected with this virus, it must come into direct contact with the body, through bodily fluids, such as semen, vaginal fluids, breast milk, blood or preejaculatory fluids, and this is possible with ulcers of oral sex on the skin such as cuts or bruises on the mouth or gums or infections of the throat or mouth that are inflamed.There is no evidence of the presence of the HIV virus in saliva, sweat or tears.
Some of the ways you have an increased risk of getting HIV include
The risk of getting HIV during unprotected sex is quite high, especially in cases of vaginal or vaginal sex, in fact in these places there are very fragile mucous membranes that can suffer small wounds that do not feel, but that can come into direct contact.with sexual fluids, which carry HIV.
However, although rarer, HIV can also be transmitted orally, especially if there is a sore in the mouth, such as cold sores, for example.
In addition, HIV not only passes through semen, it can be present in lubricating liquids, so the condom must be maintained in any form of sexual intercourse and from the beginning.
This is one of the most risky forms of contagion, as needles and syringes enter the body of both people, in direct contact with the blood, as blood transmits HIV, if the first person who used the needle or syringe is infected, can easily transmit the virus to another person.In addition, sharing needles can also cause many other diseases and even serious infections.
Therefore, people who need frequent use of needles or syringes, such as diabetics, should always use a new needle that has not been used before.
An HIV-positive pregnant woman can transmit the virus to her child, especially when she is not treating the disease with medications indicated by her doctor to reduce viral load.The virus can pass during pregnancy through the placenta, during childbirth due to the newborn’s contact with the mother’s blood and/or later during lactation.For example, HIV-positive pregnant women should take treatment correctly when recommended, to reduce viral load and the chances of transmitting the virus to the fetus or newborn, as well as cesarean section to reduce the risk of contact with blood during childbirth and prevent breastfeeding from contracting the virus through breast milk.
Learn more about how mother-to-child transmission occurs and how to avoid it.
Although extremely rare, due to increased safety and evaluation of samples in specialized laboratories, THE HIV virus can also be transmitted to people receiving organs or blood from another HIV-infected person.
This risk is higher in less developed countries with fewer standards of biological safety and infection control.
See the rules for organ donation that can safely donate blood
While there are several situations that can transmit the HIV virus, through contact with bodily fluids, there are others that do not transmit the virus, such as:
HIV is also not transmitted by insect bites, air or water in the pool or sea.
If you think you’ve been infected, see what the symptoms of AIDS are
See also the first signs of HIV infection.
HIV testing can be done for free at any AIDS counselling and testing center or health centres in different parts of the country anonymously.
To find out where to get tested for AIDS and learn more about the disease and test results, you can call health number 136, which runs 24 hours a day, and phone number 0800 16 25 50.The test can also be done outside of areas of health care, but it is recommended to do so in places that offer safety in the results.Find out how HIV testing works at home.