People with HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
STIs are also commonly referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). STIs are infections that are spread from person to person through sexual activity, including anal, vaginal, or oral sex. HIV is an STI.
Do STDs become AIDS?
Many people think that STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) are a harmless "fact of life." Since most STDs can be cured, people think, "Doctors give you medicine and that's the end of it, right?" Well, not quite! Having an STD can increase your chances of getting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
How do you catch AIDS?
How Is HIV Spread from Person to Person?
- Receiving blood transfusions, blood products, or organ/tissue transplants that are contaminated with HIV. ...
- Being bitten by a person with HIV. ...
- Contact between broken skin, wounds, or mucous membranes and HIV-infected blood or blood-contaminated body fluids.
