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How is hiv transmitted from person to person?
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Sex, drugs & birth: Hiv is transmitted through sex (especially anal or vaginal intercourse), though blood (mainly from sharing needles and syringes), and through childbirth (from an infected mother to her infant). The relevant fluids are blood, semen, and vaginal secretions.
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