Vaginal and anal sexual intercourse as well as sharing needles are primary means of transmission. HIV can cause illness and death. Latex condoms have been proven effective in preventing HIV transmission. Tests take 2 weeks to be returned. Symptoms show up 1-9 months after exposure to the virus.
Most people have mild symptoms or no symptoms.
Can experience weakness, jaundice, dark urine, flu-like symptoms. Contact with the body fluids of an infected person, including blood, semen, mucus, and saliva. May be transmitted by sharing needles. There is no cure for hepatitis. There is a vaccine available for individuals who have not yet been exposed.