Passive receptive anal intercourse carries a very high risk. Anal bleeding exposed to infected semen is the common risk factor to the receptive damaged anal passage. There appears to be a lessened to medium risk to the active partner in anal intercourse. Drug addicts who share needles run a very high risk. In vaginal intercourse there is a very high risk to the female from an infected male but a low risk to the male in the case of an infected female.
Oral sex is said to have a low risk factor but the risk is there.
The symptoms of the disease include extreme tiredness, a significant weight loss, persistent swollen glands in the neck, the armpits or groin, a heavy, continual , dry cough of unknown origin, a chronic sore throat with a creamy patch or patches on the tongue, cold sores which persist for well over a month, recurring fever and night sweats, purple or discoloured growths on the skin or inside the mouth, nose or anus, persistent diarrhea or blurred vision. The early symptoms appear to copy the common flu which just doesn t settle and gradually lead on to some or all of the symptoms described. Recent studies show that the AIDS virus can live in the human body undetected by AIDS testing for months or even years after the initial infection. This indicates the need for repeated testing in suspected cases.