H I V AND A I D S

07 You can not get HIV/AIDS from :

Scientific evidence shows that unlike many other viruses such as the common cold, the HIV does not spread through casual everyday contact. That means you are not at risk through:

Normal social contacts:

HIV does not spread during casual, social situations such as
touching, handshaking, talking to someone or living with
a relative in the same house or sitting next to someone in
a crowded bus or train.

In the workplace:

You don't have to worry about getting HIV from a colleague or
co-worker by touching or being near to him or her. There is no evidence
that the virus is spread by sharing equipments like telephone, typewriter
books,pen,computer and other similar items.

Playing together:

Scientist believe that the amount of HIV percent in sweat is so low that it is not enough to infect you.

In the classroom:

It is natural to feel protective about our children. But there is no scientific evidence that they can get HIV infection at school by sitting near or playing with a child who has HIV or from a teacher with HIV.

Eating together:

There is no evidence that HIV is transmitted through sharing of food, drinks, plates, glasses and similar items. You don't have to worry for example if a waiter or a cook has HIV.

Sharing toilets and latrines:

HIV is not spread through toilet seats, wash-basins, bath tubs or swimming pools.

Coughing or sneezing:

HIV is not spread through air.

Hand shakes, hugging or kissing:

HIV is not spread through social contacts like hand shaking, embarrassing, hugging and normal kissing.

Insect bites:

HIV is not spread through mosquitoes, bed bugs or other insects. Though these insects suck blood, the HIV dies quickly when it enters the body of these insects and thus it can not pass it on to another person.