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Is the only way to transmit viruses through close physical contact with an infected person?
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∙ 14y ago
Close physical contact, such as sitting near someone or sleeping near someone who has HIV is not a route of transmission.
A person's bodily fluids must have contact with the infected person's bodily fluids (ex. semen, vaginal fluids or blood), in order for transmission to occur.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThat is correct; you would have to touch the saliva or mucus of the infected person to catch it.
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