HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system. Many people fear catching it, but it is important to know how it cannot spread. Understanding this helps reduce unnecessary anxiety and stigma.
HIV cannot be transmitted through casual touch. Shaking hands, hugging, or patting someone on the back is completely safe. You will not catch HIV by holding hands with an infected person.
Sharing dishes, cups, or eating utensils also does not spread HIV. The virus cannot survive in saliva in amounts that can infect someone. Drinking from the same glass or eating from the same plate is safe.
HIV cannot spread through sweat, tears, or urine. Simple contact with these body fluids poses no risk. For example, touching a sweaty person or a surface with dried sweat does not transmit the virus.
Being near someone who is coughing or sneezing is safe. HIV is not airborne. You cannot breathe it in like the flu or common cold. Public transport, classrooms, and offices are safe from HIV exposure.…Keep reading the full & the viral video now.
