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| What is HIV?
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. This virus is passed from one person to another through blood-to-blood and sexual contact. In addition, infected pregnant women can pass HIV to their baby during pregnancy or delivery, as well as through breast-feeding. People with HIV have what is called HIV infection. Most of these people will develop AIDS as a result of their HIV infection. These body fluids have been proven to spread HIV: blood semen vaginal fluid breast milk other body fluids containing blood There are some additional body fluids that may transmit the virus that health care workers may come into contact with: cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain and the spinal cord synovial fluid surrounding bone joints amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus The following "bodily fluids" are NOT infectious: - Saliva
- Tears
- Sweat
- Feces
- Urine
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