A person with AIDS has a very weak immune system, turning normally mild or rare diseases into potentially fatal conditions. Blood tests are most common, but new saliva tests are increasingly available. A person can be HIV-infected for many years while looking and feeling healthy, with no signs at all of being sick.
Age makes no difference.
Sex without a latex condom. HIV is found in semen, vaginal fluids and blood. HIV can enter the body through any type of sexual intercourse, including vaginal, anal and oral sex. Any drug use, including alcohol, affects judgment and can lead contribute to exposure to HIV infection. The primary prevention message for the Muslim community is no intravenous or other drug use and total abstinence before and in-between marriages.