HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a serious infection, but there are many misconceptions about how it spreads. While HIV is primarily transmitted through blood, sexual contact, and certain body fluids, there are several ways in which it cannot be transmitted, even if you are in close contact with an infected person.
1. Casual Physical Contact
HIV does not spread through hugging, shaking hands, kissing on the cheek, or touching an infected person. The virus cannot survive outside the human body for long, making casual contact completely safe.
2. Sharing Food or Utensils
HIV cannot be transmitted through saliva, so sharing food, drinking glasses, or eating utensils with an infected person does not pose any risk. The digestive system destroys the virus before it can cause an infection.
3. Mosquito Bites or Insect Stings
HIV cannot be transmitted by mosquitoes or any other insects. Unlike malaria, mosquitoes do not inject infected blood into another person. The virus only survives in human blood and cannot replicate inside insects.…Keep reading the full & the viral video now.
