A 20-year-old male had sexual contact with a HIV negative female but tested HIV positive. Which one of the following reasons could be a probable cause?
A 20-year-old male had sexual contact with a HIV negative female but tested HIV positive. Which one of the following reasons could be a probable cause?
The correct option is D He might have taken intravenous drugs from a syringe/needle which was also used by an HIV positive person
HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) is the causative agent of AIDS. It attacks and weakens the immune system of the patient and thus makes him/her vulnerable to death even from minor infections.
HIV spreads from an infected to a healthy individual in the following ways:
- sexual contact with the infected person which results in exchange of seminal and vaginal fluids.
- transfusion of blood or blood products from an infected to a healthy person.
- by use of unsterilised needles which have been used by a person infected with HIV.
HIV cannot spread through touch where there is no exchange of body fluids involved. Thus, shaking hands, hugging, sitting close to or having a meal with an HIV positive person does not spread the virus from the infected person to the non-infected person.
If a 20-year-old male had sexual intercourse with a HIV negative female, the most certain route of transmission of the virus into his body is the use of infected needles for intravenous drug administration. Drug abusers often reuse unsterilised needles that can be contaminated and carry viruses which can infect a healthy person.
HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) is the causative agent of AIDS. It attacks and weakens the immune system of the patient and thus makes him/her vulnerable to death even from minor infections.
HIV spreads from an infected to a healthy individual in the following ways:
- sexual contact with the infected person which results in exchange of seminal and vaginal fluids.
- transfusion of blood or blood products from an infected to a healthy person.
- by use of unsterilised needles which have been used by a person infected with HIV.
HIV cannot spread through touch where there is no exchange of body fluids involved. Thus, shaking hands, hugging, sitting close to or having a meal with an HIV positive person does not spread the virus from the infected person to the non-infected person.
If a 20-year-old male had sexual intercourse with a HIV negative female, the most certain route of transmission of the virus into his body is the use of infected needles for intravenous drug administration. Drug abusers often reuse unsterilised needles that can be contaminated and carry viruses which can infect a healthy person.
