Abesha Care HIV/AIDS Initiative

These body fluids have been shown to contain high concentrations
of HIV:

blood
semen
vaginal fluid
breast milk
other body fluids containing blood
The following are additional body fluids that may transmit the virus that
health care workers may come into contact with:

fluid surrounding the brain and the spinal cord
fluid surrounding bone joints
fluid surrounding an unborn baby
HIV has been found in the saliva and tears of some persons living with HIV,
but in very low quantities. It is important to understand that finding a small
amount of HIV in a body fluid does not necessarily mean that HIV can be
transmitted by that body fluid. HIV has not been recovered from the sweat of
HIV-infected persons. Contact with saliva, tears, or sweat has never been
shown to result in transmission of HIV.

REFERENCE
CDC. HIV and AIDS: Are You at Risk?
Content Source:
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

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