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Hiv

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a type of retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV attacks the body's immune system, leaving it unable to fight off infections and disease (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2007).
HIV transmission
HIV can be spread through contact with an infected person's body fluids such as semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk, or blood, including menstrual blood (AIDS Vancouver, 2005). The most common modes of transmission are unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse, sharing of needles, or during pregnancy and birth. HIV can also be spread during oral sex, or by sharing sex toys, razors, or tooth brushes. Individuals who engage in anal sex are at increased risk of HIV transmission because the anus and rectum tear more easily than the vaginal lining (AIDS Vancouver, 2005). Saliva, urine, and tears cannot transmit the virus unless they are mixed with blood (Health Canada, 2003). According to the Public Health Agency of......


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