 | Aids Home Care Handbook (WHO, 1993, 178 p.) |
 |  | Part I: Teaching Guide |
| | Chapter Two: From HIV to AIDS |
| | What are HIV and AIDS? |
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Box 1: Ways in which HIV is transmitted
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· through unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected person; that is, intercourse without a condom · from an infected mother to her unborn or newly-born child · through contact with infected blood, for example by: - the transfusion of infected blood - the sharing of skin-piercing instruments, such as injection needles, that are not sterile |
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