Prevention of HIV infection

Vaccine Development

Education is the only means of HIV prevention currently available. Over the past few years significant efforts have…    

Transmission from Infected Health Care Workers to their Patients

In July 1990, the first case of possible transmission of HIV from an infected health care worker (dentist)…    

Transmission of HIV to Health Care Workers

Transmission of HIV in the health care delivery setting has been the subject of intense investigation throughout the…    

Transmission of HIV Through Blood Products

HIV has been transmitted via transfusion of single-donor blood and blood products, including whole blood, fresh frozen plasma,…    

HIV Transmission in Intravenous Drug Users

The primary mode of HIV transmission in IVDUs is sharing of contaminated needles and syringes. Sharing of injection…    

Modes of HIV transmission and prevention

Sexual Transmission
HIV infection is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Like other STDs, HIV spreads bidirectionally…    

Prevention of HIV infection

Prevention of HIV infection requires a thorough understanding of the modes of viral transmission, the populations at risk,…