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When a person has contact with blood or a visibly bloody fluid or with body fluids, which contain a virus, through a skin-piercing procedure, serious infections like HIV, which causes AIDS, can occur. Such exposures can happen within the health care system or even in a barber shop or a beauty parlour. When safety standards are not observed in such establishments, the exposures are considered unsafe, as it could lead to transmission of the virus. The sexual route to HIV transmission has been dealt with extensively in several books. This book is different as it deals with the non-sexual route – the transmission of the HIV/AIDS virus through unsafe blood exposures. It tries to educate readers with information on how to protect themselves from such unsafe exposures. It also dispels the misinformation that persists about the transmission of AIDS through unsafe blood exposures in various settings. The book is primarily meant for the general public, but it could be used as an educational tool in educational institutions, medical communities and in organizations (government, NGOs and Positive Networks) working in HIV prevention and care.
ISBN-9788125034629
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Pages : 104
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