Routes of HIV transmission?
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I have a specific question about the HIV virus that a friend asked me; I want to make sure to give her the correct answer. She thinks that the virus can only be transmitted from bloodstream to bloodstream, that is, only infected blood in contact with another's blood can infect another person. I thought that the virus can also be absorbed through skin tissue ? body fluids can thus infect another person as long as they are in contact with tissues (vaginal, anal, etc.) that can easily absorb body fluids. Is this correct? Does HIV have to come in contact with a cut or bloodstream, or can it be absorbed by one's skin through certain tissues?
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