How to prevent spreading of HIV infection
How can you Prevent spread of HIV Infection?
HIV can be prevented in many ways, but they are not always followed.
There a three main ways the HIV can be spread:
- Sexual intercourse
- Intravenous drugs
- Blood transfusions (which are very rare now because all blood is tested)
HIV is spreading like wild fire among adolescents because they don't believe it can happen to them.
A small percentage of people who use condoms still get HIV because:
- Misuse of condom
- Use of drugs or alcohol which can impair judgment or proper use
- Using a defective condom. (Always check first)
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