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How is HIV Transmitted?
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-Almost all the cases of occupational transmission of HIV have been due to transmission via exposure to blood and certain body fluids. The body fluids wherein standard precautions have been recommended include semen, vaginal secretions, and any other body fluid containing visible blood. Other standard precautions, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), also apply to cerebrospinal, peritoneal, pleural, pericardia!, synovial fluid, or any other tissue, even though the epidemiologic data regarding the risk of HIV transmission from these fluids is insufficient. Standard precautions do not apply to urine, sweat, tears, sputum, vomitus, and nasal secretions or feces, as long as there is no gross visible blood. The occupational transmission of HIV has never been documented from the above sources.
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This video explains occupational transmission of HIV. It covers exposure to blood and certain body fluids as the route of almost all occupational transmission cases, the body fluids for which standard precautions are recommended, including semen, vaginal secretions, and any fluid containing visible blood, and the fluids to which standard precautions do not apply when there is no gross visible blood.
Key points
- Covers blood and certain body fluids as the route of occupational HIV transmission
- Lists fluids covered by standard precautions, including semen, vaginal secretions, and fluids with visible blood
- Covers other fluids covered by precautions such as cerebrospinal, peritoneal, pleural, and synovial fluid
- Lists fluids standard precautions do not apply to without visible blood, such as urine, sweat, and tears
Video Overview
This video presents “How is HIV Transmitted?” — -Almost all the cases of occupational transmission of HIV have been due to transmission via exposure to blood and certain body fluids. The body fluids wherein standard precautions have been recommended include semen, vaginal secretions. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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