Frequently asked question: In what ways can HIV not be transmitted?

  • Coughing and sneezing
  • Shaking hands, hugging and kissing
  • Tears, saliva, sweat, vomit, urine and excrement, unless there is blood in it
  • Drinking from the same glass or cup, or eating with the same cutlery
  • Sharing the same sauna, shower or toilet
  • Swimming in the same swimming pool
  • Insect bites
  • Using the same telephone
  • Contact with intact skin without wounds

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