These fluids come out during sex and are passed to the other person. You cannot destroy the virus by washing after sex. You can wear a condom during sex. The only sure way to reduce your chance of getting AIDS is to avoid having sex, abstaining. You also can get HIV by sharing needles for shooting drugs because it's carried in the blood left in the needles.
Newborn babies can get the virus from their moms.
It is rare to get it from blood transfusions because blood is now screened for the virus. You can't get HIV from being in casual contact with an infected person, hugging, sitting next to an infected person, using plates or glasses of an infected person, drinking from a water fountain, being coughed on, or swimming or wrestling with an infected person. Ages 15 to 18 Parents often worry about what sexual decision an adolescent 15 to 18 will make. Teens are under a lot of pressure to become sexually active, from peers, whomever they're involved with or even their own hormones or curiosity. Open and honest communication with your teen may be the best tool of prevention.