HIV can be passed from one person to another through bodily fluids like blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. These fluids must come into contact with a mucous membrane or damaged tissue or be directly injected from a needle into the bloodstream of another person for transmission to occur. The most common methods of transmission are through unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected individual, contaminated needles, breastfeeding, or transmission from an infected mother to her baby during pregnancy or delivery.

1. HOW IS IT PASSED
ON TO OTHERS?

2. HOW IS IT PASSED ON?
Infection with HIV comes from a very intimate
contact between a carrier and the person who
is liable to be infected
FLUIDS THAT HOLD MORE HIV :
The VIRUS
Blood,
can affect Semen,
any age, sex Fluids in the
or race.
vagina,

3. through
HOW IS IT By an HIV carrier
PASSED ON?
Through sexual intercourse,
W mouth or genitals
ith
In Africa in 90% of cases it is passed on
through sexual intercourse

4. through
HOW IS IT
PASSED ON ?
Penetrations that damage tissues
(sodomy) or make contact with blood
(during the days of the monthly
periods or in the first intercourse)

5. through
HOW IS IT
PASSED ON?
STDs: gonorrhoea, syphilis, hepatitis B,
genital herpes, AIDS…
Drug addicts, homosexuals…
Girls between 15 and 20 years of age

6. THROUGH THE BLOOD of
HOW IS IT an infected person
PASSED ON?
◊ The use of unsterilised instruments
that can cause bleeding:
* needles, syringes, razor blades, tools for
tattooing or circumcision...
◊ Items for personal use:
* razor, toothbrush, pair of scissors…

7. Through the blood
HOW IS IT of an infected
PASSED ON? person
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
WITHOUT MEDICAL
SUPERVISION
ANYBODY CAN CONTACT AIDS
BUT EVERYBODY CAN AVOID IT

8. HOW IS IT
PASSED ON?
During pregnancy,
When giving birth ,
During
breastfeeding, through
the mother’smilk.
2,3 millon children live with HIV/AIDS
570.000 children died of AIDS in the year

9. PROSITUTES
NG NCE
TEACHERS LO TA
DIS RYNKERS
L OR TA RS
O IL E
HOMO-
SEXUALS D RIV
HOW IS IT
PASSED ON?
WIFE OR
DRUG HUSBAND OF
ADDICTS AN HIV-
CARRIER

10. f
Cl ients o
Prisoners s
pro stitute
HOW IS IT
PASSED ON?
Emigrants Refugees
Those who have
had an STD

11. MOST RISKY
SEXUAL HOW IS IT
INTERCOURSE PASSED ON?
= PEOPLE AT RISK
= PROSTITUTES,
= CARRIERS OF HIV/AIDS,
WITH
= MANY DIFFERENT PARTNERS
= A CASUAL GIRLFRIEND OR