Fight against AIDS: HIV infection through semen

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World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1, or rather, the world day of the fight against AIDS, a disease that affects thousands of people around the world and that today has no definitive cure, although yes treatment to alleviate the symptoms. It is caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).

In this article we will explain the different forms of transmission of the disease, but we will focus on detailing how AIDS is transmitted through sperm.

Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article.

Index

AIDS infection

AIDS or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is one of the most feared sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). There are three main routes of contagion:

  • Blood
  • Fluids such as semen and vaginal secretions
  • Pregnancy and lactation

Therefore, it can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, open wounds, exchange of syringes or any other cutting material, breastfeeding, etc.

HIV transmission

It is important to make clear that saliva is not a means of contagion so kissing with an HIV-infected person is not a cause for alarm. It is also not spread by mosquito bites, sweat, contact, hugs or blood transfusions (since the transferred blood is analyzed and not transferred if there is a suspicion of viral load).

We must also highlight the fact that the concentration of viral load in the blood is much higher than in the seminal and vaginal fluid. A small amount of blood can cause the infection, while the risk of transmission would be lower for that same amount of sexual fluids.

In any case, sexual practices without a condom with a contagious person are risky, because during intimate relationships it is easy to produce small wounds that may favor the blood transmission of the virus.

For this reason and contrary to what is often believed, the spread of HIV can occur both male to female and female to male as well as between people of the same sex.

Finally, highlight the maternal route. A mother can transmit the disease to her child during pregnancy due to shared blood circulation. Also through breastfeeding, so it is essential to follow with discipline the doctor's instructions to avoid the contagion of the child.

Sex without protection

Both anal and vaginal sex are the most common forms of infection of the AIDS disease. Therefore, it is advisable that both heterosexual and homosexual relationships be protected, that is, use a method of barrier protection such as condoms.

Although saliva is not a means of contagion, oral sex is not totally excluded from the probability of transmission. Although it is true that the risk of transmission is lower, there may be small wounds that allow transmission through the blood.

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