The University recognizes its responsibility to provide educational programs in order to protect the student body and employees from unreasonable risks of transmission of the disease. AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. AIDS is the advanced stage of the disease caused by a virus called HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus. High concentrations of HIV can be found in blood, semen and vaginal fluids of infected people. Any person infected with HIV can transmit the virus to another person through vaginal and anal intercourse.
Oral sex is considered a lower risk activity.
Injection Drug Use Sharing needles or syringes for injecting drugs like cocaine or heroin can pass infected blood from one person to another. This a a very dangerous activity. Instruments that puncture the skin like tattoo, ear-piercing and acupuncture equipment could be contaminated if not sterilized properly. Or At Birth Also, there are rare cases of transmission through the breast milk of an infected mother. Points of Interest - The risk of becoming infected by transfusions of blood or blood products is extremely low in Canada, because strict testing procedures have been in place for all blood donations since November 1985.