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Do u have to sleep with someone who has hiv to get it? or can u get it from germs or public bathrooms?
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HIV Is hard to Get: To get an HIV infection one needs direct body fluid to body fluid transmission. I.E. Through sexual intercourse, anything that leads from blood to blood such as sharing needles or being birthed through the birth canal. Hiv is not transmitted in air or on inanimate objects.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Sex necessary: You have to have sex (sleeping is optional). You can't get HIV just by living on the planet.
Answered 6/10/2014
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