Twenty-seven percent said no. Thirty-three percent said no. Fifty-seven percent said no. Fifty-nine percent said yes. There are many myths associated with the transmission of the disease.
Sexual transmission is the main mode as well as the victim's saliva.
Some 17 percent of all AIDS cases are among drug users. Many cases of transmission through blood transfusions have not be reported. All those who received blood in the U.S. after 1975 are required to have AIDS testing. However, nowadays all blood is screened thoroughly so that it is less likely to acquire AIDS from transfusion. Those who are being tested for AIDS virus in the U.S. include new immigrants, blood donors, applicants for military service, some federal employees and homosexuals reporting to the emergency room with a febrile illness.