Global Health Policy. The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic. Published: Jul 26, Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. Key Facts. HIV, the virus that Summary of the global HIV epidemic, People living with HIV. Total. million. [– million] Adults (15+ years) million. [– million] Women (15+ years) million [– million] Men (15+ years) million [– million] Children ( Figure 1 is a line graph showing new HIV diagnoses among people living in England (persons first diagnosed in the UK) by probable exposure route, to The graph shows a decreasing trend HIV is spread from the body fluids of an infected person, including blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal fluids. It is not spread by kisses, hugs or sharing food. It can also spread from a mother to her baby. HIV can be treated and Global HIV statistics. 39 million [ million– million] people globally were living with HIV in million [1 million– million] people became newly infected Summary of the global HIV epidemic, People living with HIV. Total. million. [– million] Adults (15+ years) million. [– HIV can be passed between people in blood and bodily fluids through: Having unprotected sex, unless the person living with HIV is on treatment and has an
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No. HIV is only spread through specific body fluids: blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid (secreted from the penis before ejaculation), vaginal and rectal fluid, and breast milk. Hugging and shaking HIV is spread through contact with genitals, such as during sex without a condom. This type of infection is called a sexually transmitted infection, also called an STI. HIV also is spread through contact with blood, such as HIV cannot be transmitted through sweat, urine or saliva. The most common way of getting HIV in the UK is through having anal or vaginal sex without a condom. How HIV is transmitted. HIV is not passed on easily from one person to another. The virus does not spread through the air like cold and flu viruses. HIV lives in the blood and in some body fluids. To get HIV, 1 of these fluids from someone with HIV has to get into your blood. The body fluids that contain enough HIV to infect someone are: semen Global HIV statistics. 39 million [ million– million] people globally were living with HIV in million [1 million– million] people became newly infected with HIV in [ – ] people died from AIDS-related illnesses in million people were accessing antiretroviral therapy in HIV is spread from the body fluids of an infected person, including blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal fluids. It is not spread by kisses, hugs or sharing food. It Mode of transmission. Of the , people accessing HIV care in the UK in , the probable exposure is known for % of these. Of the people for whom probable exposure is known, % of people accessing HIV care
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No. HIV is only spread through specific body fluids: blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid (secreted from the penis before ejaculation), vaginal and rectal fluid, and breast HIV can be passed between people in blood and bodily fluids through: Having unprotected sex, unless the person living with HIV is on treatment and has an undetectable virus level in their body. Sharing used needles, syringes or other injecting equipment (for example, drug users or tattoo artists) HIV is spread in bodily fluids: blood, semen, vaginal secretions and anal mucus. The virus is most commonly passed from one person to another during unprotected anal or vaginal sex. Unprotected sex means sex without a condom. It can also be passed on by sharing sex toys or during oral sex HIV can only transmit through specific bodily fluids, including blood, semen, and vaginal fluids. Treatment can reduce levels of the virus in a person Last revised in May In a person infected with HIV, the virus is present in cell-containing bodily fluids, such as blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk, amniotic fluid, pleural effusions, and cerebrospinal fluid. HIV can be