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Transmission of HIV. Transmission of HIV infection is the process by which HIV invades a person's bodyHIV can reach the infectable cells of an uninfected person through that persons blood or mucous membranes HIV is not transmitted through routine casual contact, through the air, or through insect
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1. Transmission of HIV
2. Transmission of HIV Transmission of HIV infection is the process by which HIV invades a person�s body
HIV can reach the infectable cells of an uninfected person through that persons blood or mucous membranes
HIV is not transmitted through routine casual contact, through the air, or through insect bites
3. Conditions for HIV Transmission #1. HIV must be present.
#2. HIV must be present in sufficient quantity.
Different people also have different concentrations of HIV, depending, in part, on their stage of HIV disease.
#3. HIV must get into the bloodstream.
4. Sexual Transmission of HIV
5. Factors That Increase the Risk of Sexual Transmission of HIV Sexual behavior that is accompanied by bleeding, such as whipping, cutting, or piercing skin during sex
Multiple sexual partners
Other sexually transmitted infections
6. Activity 1 Sexual Transmission Risk Continuum
7. HIV Transmission Through Blood and Other Body Fluids
8. Parent to Child Transmission of HIV
9. Other Modes of Transmission of HIV
10. Other Modes of Transmission of HIV
11. Activity 2 Case Studies
Was the virus present?
Was there enough concentration?
Could HIV make it into the bloodstream?
What was the level of risk?