what precautions should be taken for HIV and AIDS
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Answer:
Use new gloves for every patient. Wear protective eye wear, masks or face shields (with safety glasses or goggles) during procedures likely to generate droplets of blood or body fluids. In general, protective eye wear, masks and clothing are not needed for routine care of AIDS virus-infected persons.
Answer:
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that infects the immune system. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the most advanced stage of the HIV infection. HIV causes the immune system to become vulnerable to other infections. There is presently no cure or vaccine for HIV. It takes, on average, 10 years for the initial HIV infection to progress to AIDS without treatment.
Explanation:
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can pass from one person to another in the following ways:
by unprotected sexual intercourse with infected persons
by using contaminated needles
via transfusion of infected blood or blood products
from an infected mother to her infant before or during birth
via organ transplant from an infected donor
HIV is not found in vomit, feces, nasal secretions, tears or urine unless these fluids are visibly contaminated with blood.
HIV is not spread by casual contact. There is no risk of becoming infected with HIV by working on the same assembly line, using the same equipment, sharing locker rooms or toilet facilities or being in the same office as someone with HIV infection or AIDS.