Thursday, October 15, 2009
How does lifestyle effect the transmission of HIV?
The way this diseases is transmitted can be divided into two categories:
i)non-sexual transmission
ii)sexual transmission
i)Non-sexual transmission
(A) Sharing Needles
Needles used for injecting:
-Injecting Drugs /Steroids
-Tattooing, body art and piercing.
*If the person who has used the needle is infected with HIV, his or her blood on the needle can infect anyone else who uses the same needle.
(B) Blood Transfusion
i)Blood used for surgery
ii)Blood donations
iii)Organ donations
iv)Cut wounds
(C) Mother to Infant Transmission (MTIT)
If a mother is infected with HIV the virus can be transmitted to the baby:
i)before birth
ii)during the delivery process
iii)from breastfeeding.
iv)delivering by caesarean section
ii)Sexual transmission
Sexual intercourse
i)anal /rectum
ii)vaginal sex - HIV-infected semen, vaginal fluid, or menstrual blood comes into contact with the mucous membranes of the vagina or penis
iii)oral sex
iv)sexually transmitted diseases
*SEXUAL ACTIVITIES: homosexuality, bisexuality, promiscuity, prostitution
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wow...never knew it was so serious...
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great stuff guys..
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all the best=]