Does saliva affect the transmission of AIDS

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We should be familiar with AIDS at ordinary times. December 1 is AIDS Day every year, and every year there is a lot of publicity. Here's a look at whether saliva can infect AIDS.

Does saliva affect the transmission of AIDS

First: AIDS is a highly harmful infectious disease, caused by HIV infection. HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. It takes the most important T lymphocytes in the human immune system as the main target of attack, a large number of damage to the cells, the AIDS human body will become thinner and thinner.

Second: AIDS is mainly transmitted through body fluids and blood. Normal saliva contact is not contagious because the virus is not transmitted through air, skin or saliva. The body fluid of the infected person contains the virus, but it only exists in blood, semen and vaginal secretion. At the same time, breast milk also contains enough virus to cause transmission.

Third: adult HIV infection must be through blood and blood contact, such as through injection equipment, blood transfusion and blood products, as well as sexual contact. Other body fluids, such as tears, saliva and sweat, exist in small quantities and generally do not lead to the spread of AIDS.

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Therefore, it has nothing to do with eating together or talking with AIDS patients. We can relax and treat AIDS patients with a correct attitude.