Is HIV an inherited disease

Answer 1

Yes it is. It magnifies via tranmission based on viral load in the sample. In order, the following fliuds have been noted to contain HIV in humans: * Blood * Breast Milk * Semen * Vaginal fluid * Saliva* * Tears* * Sweat* * At this time, there is no substantiated case of transmission via saliva, tears or sweat, even though these fluids may contain the virus. That's where HIV exits the carrier. Where it enters is: * Transfusions (very rare in developed countries now that we have blood screening understood). * During rough sex (where both participant's skin has been broken and blood is flowing). * Breast feeding. * Sharing of needles when injecting drugs. * During normal but unprotected sex (via semen or vaginal fluid through an intact mucous membrane). * Needle sticks (in a healthcare setting -- not an intravenous exposure). * Splashes (cases where infected blood hits an open wound or mucous membrane accidentally -- this happens most frequently in a healthcare setting). Note that tears, sweat and saliva contain the virus, but in such small quantities that there's no evidence of the capability of transmission. At the time of this writing (October, 2008), the following is thought to be true (see links): * No airborne transmission -- you can't get it from across a room. * No environmental transmission -- it won't travel through the rivers and streams or even by sharing a cup of tea. * Insects, fleas, mosqitoes, etc. do not transmit this disease. * You can't get it by sharing bath water or toilet seats.
Yes! HIV is a highly communicable (contagious) disease. It is contracted through contact with bodily fluids from someone who is already infected with either HIV or AIDS.

Answer 2

Yes, it is infectious. But it isn't VERY infectious; in fact, it's pretty tough to catch it. You have to have direct contact of infected bodily fluids like blood, semen, vaginal secretions, or saliva, We're not sure about saliva; there have only been a couple of people who apparently infected a partner with saliva. But sexual intercourse, or sharing dirty drug needles can greatly increase your chance of passing it along.

Some diseases, like measles or chickenpox can be spread by very casual contact, or even close non-contact, Colds and flu can be spread through the air, from droplets of sneezed-out saliva.

Some diseases are tough to catch; only a very close, almost sexually close contact will do it. We call these diseases "Venereal Diseases", because Venus was the goddess of love, and that's how close you need to be to catch them.

Answer 3

Yes. It is a viral infectious disease, Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

All sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are infectious.

Answer 4

Yes, it can be. A pregnant mother infected with HIV can indeed pass it on to the baby.

Answer 5

Yes. AIDS is the disease which represents a progression from HIV infection (with the HI virus or human immunodeficiency virus).

Answer 6

No, it is an infectious disease, but it's a very weak disease to spread. It cannot be spread by casual touch; it takes a pretty intimate contact to transmit AIDS. But it CAN be spread.