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AIDS wouldn’t need to pass directly from a biological father.
How is HIV passed from one person to another?
Most people get HIV through anal or vaginal sex, or sharing needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment (for example, cookers). But there are powerful tools to help prevent HIV transmission.
Can I get HIV from anal sex?
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You can get HIV if you have anal sex with someone who has HIV without using protection (like condoms or medicine to treat or prevent HIV).
Anal sex is the riskiest type of sex for getting or transmitting HIV.
Being the receptive partner (bottom) is riskier than being the insertive partner (top).
The bottom’s risk is higher because the rectum’s lining is thin and may allow HIV to enter the body during anal sex.
The top is also at risk. HIV can enter the body through the opening at the tip of the penis (urethra); the foreskin if the penis isn’t circumcised; or small cuts, scratches, or open sores anywhere on the penis.
Can I get HIV from vaginal sex?
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You can get HIV if you have vaginal sex with someone who has HIV without using protection (like condoms or medicine to treat or prevent HIV).
Vaginal sex is less risky for getting HIV than receptive anal sex.
Either partner can get HIV during vaginal sex.
HIV can enter a person’s body during vaginal sex through the delicate tissue that lines the vagina and cervix.
Vaginal fluid and blood can carry HIV, which can pass through the opening at the tip of the penis (urethra); the foreskin if the penis isn’t circumcised; or small cuts, scratches, or open sores anywhere on the penis.
Can HIV be transmitted from a mother to her baby?
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HIV can be transmitted from a mother to her baby during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding. However, it is less common because of advances in HIV prevention and treatment.
This is called perinatal transmission or mother-to-child transmission.
Mother-to-child transmission is the most common way that children get HIV.
Recommendations to test all pregnant women for HIV and start HIV treatment immediately have lowered the number of babies who are born with HIV.
If a woman with HIV takes HIV medicine as prescribed throughout pregnancy and childbirth, and gives HIV medicine to her baby for 4 to 6 weeks after birth, the risk of transmission can be less than 1%.
Can I get HIV from sharing needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment?
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You are at high risk for getting HIV if you share needles, syringes, or other drug injection equipment (for example, cookers) with someone who has HIV. Never share needles or other equipment to inject drugs, hormones, steroids, or silicone.
Used needles, syringes, and other injection equipment may have someone else’s blood on them, and blood can carry HIV.
People who inject drugs are also at risk for getting HIV (and other sexually transmitted diseases) if they engage in risky sexual behaviors like having sex without protection (such as condoms or medicine to prevent or treat HIV).
Sharing needles, syringes, or other injection equipment increases your risk for getting hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and other infections.
What are some rare ways that HIV has been transmitted?
Little to No Risk
There is little to no risk of getting HIV from the activities below. For transmission to occur, something very unusual would have to happen.
Oral Sex
Oral sex involves putting the mouth on the penis (fellatio), vagina or vulva (cunnilingus), or anus (rimming).
Factors that may affect the risk of getting HIV include:
Ejaculation in the mouth with oral ulcers, bleeding gums, or genital sores.
The presence of other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
You can get other STDs from oral sex. If you get feces in your mouth during anilingus, you can get hepatitis A and hepatitis B, parasites like Giardia, and bacteria like Shigella, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and E. coli.
Workplace
The most likely cause is injury with a contaminated needle or another sharp object.
