HIV

World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1 every year, and the 35th World AIDS Day has been celebrated on December 1, 2022. Why do people talk about "Ai" color change? What is AIDS? For everyone popular science!

What is AIDS?
The medical name for AIDS is Acquired Immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is caused by the AIDS virus, namely human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a malignant infectious disease with a high fatality rate. After entering the human body, HIV mainly kills CD4+T lymphocytes in the human body, so that people's resistance gradually decreases, there are many complications that are difficult to cure, and finally lead to death.

What are the ways of transmission of AIDS?
There are three ways of transmission of AIDS: sexual transmission, blood transmission, mother-to-child transmission.
● Sexual transmission: AIDS can be transmitted between men and women and between men by means of sexual intercourse. The more partners you have, the higher your risk of infection. Sexual transmission is the main way of HIV transmission.
● Blood transmission: Public syringes, the injection of contaminated blood or blood products, the use of unstrictly sterilized surgery, acupuncture, tooth extraction, tattooing, piercing, eyebrow tattooing and other invasive instruments may cause the transmission of HIV.
●Mother-to-child transmission: a woman infected with AIDS can transmit the virus to her baby during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.

What behaviors are susceptible to HIV infection?
● Having unsafe unprotected sex
● Men who have sex with men
● Intravenous drug use and needle sharing
● Transfusion of HIV-contaminated blood or blood products
● Children born to HIV-infected people

Common misconceptions about
Many people go about their daily lives worrying that they may be infected with HIV without knowing it. In fact, the transmission of AIDS only three ways, that is, sexual transmission, blood transmission, mother-to-child transmission.
There is evidence that HIV is not transmitted through contact, tears, sweat or saliva. Therefore, HIV infection is not possible through:
● Breathe the same air as an HIV positive person
● Touching the toilet or door handle after an HIV positive person
● Hug, kiss or shake hands with someone living with HIV
● Share eating utensils with people living with HIV
● Share exercise equipment at the gym

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