Transmission of HIV - The most common ways that people become infected with HIV are: * by having sexual intercourse with an infected partner * by injecting drugs using a needle or syringe which has already been used by someone who is infected. * by blood transfusions (it is a lower risk than in the past, but still a risk) HIV can be passed on in these ways because the virus is present in the sexual fluids and blood of infected people. If infected blood or sexual fluid gets into your body, then you can become infected.But it depends on the type of body fluid. Saliva and sweat contain the HIV virus, but not in quantities sufficient for transmission. Vaginal sex: HIV is found in the sexual fluids of an infected person. For a man, this means in the fluids which come out of the penis before and during sex. For a woman, it means HIV is in the fluids produced by the vagina before and during sex to help make intercourse easier. If a man with HIV has vaginal intercourse without a condom, infected fluid can pass into the woman s blood stream through a tiny cut or sore inside her body. Such a cut or sore wouldn t always be visible, and could be so small that the woman wouldn t know about it. IF A WOMAN WITH HIV HAS SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITHOUT A CONDOM, HIV COULD GET INTO THE MAN S BLOOD THROUGH A SORE PATCH ON HIS PENIS OR BY GETTING INTO THE TUBE THAT RUNS DOWN THE PENIS. If there is any contact with blood during sex, this increases the risk of infection. For example, there may be blood in the vagina if intercourse occurs during a woman s period. HIV also can be passed by Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Drug injections, Blood Transfussion, Blood Products, kissing, etc.etc. I hope this answers your question in full and for further details please see the question and answer under link - http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_is_HIV_tra... of Wiki answers. -
HIV can enter the body throuh breaks in the skin (lesions, ulcers, abrasions) or through mucosal membranes. The urethra (pee hole) is a mucous membrane, and so is the foreskin on an uncircumcised penis. The foreskin is rich in dendritic cells which can help HIV cross through into the bloodstream. A circumcised penis has the dendritic-rich foreskin removed. A cut or a tear in a mucosal membrane is NOT needed for HIV to pass through the mucosal membrane.
HIV canNOT enter through unbroken skin. It must eneter through an open cut, sore, or wound, or through a muscous membrane (like inside the urethra (pee hole) ).
the peehole....
all of the above.
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