In some states, only you will be given the results. In others, results must also be reported to the Health Department. Before having the test, ask about this. Other medicines can fight the infections that AIDS allows to take hold. Causes You can get an HIV infection from contact with blood or other body fluids, like semen or vaginal discharge.
Most people get the virus from having sex with an infected partner or from using dirty needles.
Infected blood transfusions are another source of the virus, and a pregnant woman with HIV can pass the virus to her baby. At first, there are usually no symptoms. Later, people with an HIV infection may feel tired, lose weight, have a fever, contract skin or lung infections, or develop cancer. They can also have diarrhea that lasts for a long time, swollen glands, mouth sores, or night sweats. There is no cure, but your doctor can give you medicine to try to slow down the HIV infection.