These are additional body fluids that may transmit the virus that health care workers may come into contact with: this material has been taken from the Npin (National Prevention Information Network) website based in the US. A referral and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, STD's and TB. Go to the website for further information. This information was taken from the AVERT website, the AVERT site has detailed information on HIV and AIDS written in a very clear way.

A - Saliva, Sweat, Tears, and Urine do not transmit HIV - But, semen, blood, and vaginal fluids do. Any activity that includes no direct contact with your partner’s semen, blood or vaginal fluids is safe. Activities that do involve direct contact with semen, blood, or vaginal fluids are risky. Any precautions that reduce the chance of direct contact with those fluids will make sex safer. A - Yes. That is why we have the term Safer Sex.

Blood, semen, vaginal fluid, breastmilk, and other body fluids containing blood taken from HIV-positive people can contain high concentrations of HIV. The virus also might be present in the fluid surrounding the brain and the spinal cord, fluid surrounding bone joints and fluid surrounding a fetus of an HIV-positive pregnant woman. HIV has been found in the saliva and tears of some HIV-positive people but in very low quantities.

During invasive surgical procedures healthcare workers may also come into contact with the following bodily fluids, which contain significant amounts of HIV:

Blood, pre-cum, semen, vaginal secretions, and breast milk all contain high concentrations of HIV, and all have been linked to transmission of Saliva, tears, sweat, and urine can have the virus in them, but in such small concentrations that nobody has ever been infected through them.

HIV can take up to six months to be detectable. Your body needs time to respond to the virus, and therefore the virus may not be detected till months after the actual transmission.

A risk of HIV transmission does exist if instruments contaminated with blood are either not sterilized or disinfected or are used inappropriately between clients. CDC recommends that instruments that are intended to penetrate the skin be used once, then disposed of or thoroughly cleaned and sterilized.

HIV is transmitted through blood, semen, pre-semen (pre-ejaculate), vaginal fluids, and breast milk. These fluids need to enter the bloodstream. Saliva is not generally considered risky, but cuts, sores, or blisters in the mouth increase the likelihood of transmission (i.e., HIV infection). Other bodily fluids such as sweat, tears, or urine are not risky.

Detectable antibodies usually develop within four weeks to three months of HIV infection. Some people have symptoms during this time. They are usually not severe. They include slight fever headaches fatigue muscle aches and swollen glands. These symptoms may last for a few weeks. There are usually no symptoms for a long time after the antibodies have developed with the current average span of asymptomatic HIV disease standing at just over ten years after point of infection.

A risk of HIV transmission does exist if instruments contaminated with blood are either not sterilized or disinfected or are used inappropriately between clients. CDC recommends that instruments that are intended to penetrate the skin be used once, then disposed of or thoroughly cleaned and sterilized.

There is very high risk of when getting HIV when having a tattoo, if new set of tools are not used on each person. Since there will always be a tendency of blood stain when a tattoo is being impressed on someone, HIV can easily pass from the blood of an infected tattoo client to an uninfected person, if the same materials are being used for their services.

The risk of getting HIV from tattoo or body piercing needles exists if the needles are not properly sterilized or disinfected. If you are thinking about getting a tattoo or piercing done, ask the staff at the establishment what precautions they take to prevent the spread of HIV.

Body fluids, including blood, feces, and vomit are all considered potentially contaminated with bloodborne or other germs. Therefore, spills of these fluids on the pool deck should be cleaned up and the contaminated surfaces disinfected immediately. One of the most commonly used chemicals for disinfection is a homemade solution of household bleach and water.

Although small amounts of HIV have been found in body fluids like saliva, feces, urine, and tears, there is no evidence that HIV can spread through these body fluids. By now, HIV has been the subject of more research than most other diseases in history. Medical science is confident about these basic facts: You can't get HIV or AIDS from touching someone, sharing items such as cups or pencils, or coughing or sneezing.

Ans. Although small amounts of HIV have been found in body fluids like saliva, feces, urine, and tears, there is no evidence that HIV can spread through these body fluids. By now, HIV has been the subject of more research than most other diseases in history. Medical science is confident about these basic facts: You can't get HIV or AIDS from touching someone, sharing items such as cups or pencils, or coughing or sneezing.

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. This is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is different from most other viruses because it attacks the immune system. The immune system gives our bodies the ability to fight infections. HIV finds and destroys a type of white blood cell (T cells or CD4 cells) that the immune system must have to fight disease. For more information view Questions and Answers on HIV/AIDS Science (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)