how can hiv be spread. for kids
In the United States, HIV is spread mainly by. 1  Having anal or vaginal sex with someone who has HIV without using a condom or taking medicines to prevent or treat HIV. 2  Sharing needles or syringes, rinse water, or other equipment (works) used to prepare drugs for injection with someone who has HIV. more information...
Sharing needles or syringes, rinse water, or other equipment (works) used to prepare drugs for injection with someone who has HIV. HIV can live in a used needle up to 42 days depending on temperature and other factors. Less commonly, HIV may be spread. From mother to child during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding.
You canât get HIV from consuming food handled by an HIV-infected person. Even if the food contained small amounts of HIV-infected blood or semen, exposure to the air, heat from cooking, and stomach acid would destroy the virus. Though it is very rare, HIV can be spread by eating food that has been pre-chewed by an HIV-infected person. The contamination occurs when infected blood from a caregiverâs mouth mixes with food while chewing.