HIV cannot be transmitted except when certain bodily fluids are exchanged. You can greatly reduce the risk of transmission by:
Avoiding contact with sexual fluids by always practicing safer sex
Abstaining from sex unless you and your partner are both HIV- and in a long-term, monogamous relationship
Not using injection drugs, or if you do, always using new or clean needles
Finding our your HIV status if you are planning to get pregnant and working with a knowledgeable doctor and obstetrician if you are HIV+
If you protect yourself in these ways, you do not need to be afraid of getting or passing HIV by casual contact. Remember, HIV is not transmitted by:
Hugs
Dancing
Sharing food or drinks
Using a shower, bath, or bed used by an HIV+ person
Kissing (between people with no significant dental problems)
Sharing exercise equipment
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