7 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TO AVOID CONTRACTING HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV is the cause of AIDS. AIDS kills thousands in the world every year and worse, until now there is no definite cure for this. The following are the things you must know to avoid acquiring this virus and eventually have AIDS.

1. HIV IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH BODY FLUIDS LIKE SEMEN, BLOOD, PRE-SEMINAL FLUID, VAGINAL FLUIDS AND BREASTMILK OF AN INFECTED PERSON. 


2. SHARING INJECTION WITH AN HIV INFECTED PERSON CAN ALSO SPREAD THE VIRUS.


3 ALWAYS USE CONDOMS! HIV CAN'T PASS THROUGH IT.  


4. KISSING, HUGGING AND HANDSHAKES DON'T CAUSE HIV TRANSMISSION.


5. HAVING MULTIPLE PARTNERS INCREASES YOUR RISK FOR HAVING HIV.

6. ORAL SEX IS LESS RISKY COMPARED TO VAGINAL AND ANAL SEX IN HIV TRANSMISSION.  ANAL SEX IS THE MOST DANGEROUS TYPE FOR CONTRACTING THE VIRUS.



7. AVOID ALCOHOL OR DRUGS! THESE MAY AFFECT YOUR MENTAL STATE THAT WILL INCREASED THE CHANCE OF HAVING UNPROTECTED SEX.