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The virus causing AIDS cannot be transmitted to another person by


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Blood transfusion

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Shaking hands

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Sexual contact

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Infected needles

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Solution

The correct option is B

Shaking hands


The virus causing AIDS cannot be transmitted to another person by the handshake. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. This virus is passed from one person to another through blood and sexual contact. In addition, infected pregnant women can pass HIV to their baby during pregnancy or delivery, as well as through breastfeeding.


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