Uncommon ways HIV is transmitted
Actions that hardly, yet potentially transmit HIV include:
- Workplace exposure such as a needle stick
- Oral sex [4]
- Pre-chewed food
- deep, open-mouth kissing
- biting that tears the skin
- unsterile tattooing or piercing tools
- Unsterile medical equipment
Ways HIV can not be transmitted
A common misconception concerning HIV transmission is that it can be contracted from a toilet seat. HIV cannot be spread by:
- mosquito bites
- tears
- saliva
- perspiration
- kissing without the exchange of physiological fluids
- sharing objects like toilets or dishes
- Shaking hands
- closed-mouth or social kissing