What are the symptoms of AIDS fear

AIDS phobia refers to the patient's fear of AIDS. For example, if the patient has had AIDS or has been in contact with people with AIDS, these are the reasons why the patient develops AIDS phobia. AIDS phobia is a psychological illness and is actually not that scary. AIDS is not spread just by seeing or touching it. There are many ways to spread AIDS, including sexual transmission, blood transmission, and mother-to-child transmission. Apart from these, it is not that contagious.

It has been confirmed that there are three main ways of HIV transmission: sexual contact, blood transmission, and mother-to-child transmission. Among them, sexual transmission and blood transmission are currently the most common routes of HIV infection. The blood, semen, vaginal secretions, and exudates from damaged skin and mucous membranes or inflammatory ulcers of people infected with HIV all contain large amounts of HIV and are highly contagious; breast milk also contains the virus and is contagious. The virus can also be found in saliva, tears, sweat and urine, but they contain very little virus and are not very contagious.

It has been confirmed that there are three main ways of HIV transmission: sexual contact, blood transmission, and mother-to-child transmission. Among them, sexual transmission and blood transmission are currently the most common routes of HIV infection. The blood, semen, vaginal secretions, and exudates from damaged skin and mucous membranes or inflammatory ulcers of people infected with HIV all contain large amounts of HIV and are highly contagious; breast milk also contains the virus and is contagious. The virus can also be found in saliva, tears, sweat and urine, but they contain very little virus and are not very contagious.

What are the ways of transmission of AIDS? Here is a detailed introduction for everyone:

1. Transmission through sexual contact: including sexual contact between the same sex and the opposite sex. Anal and oral sex carry a greater risk of infection. It is worth mentioning that since the rectal wall is more easily damaged than the vaginal wall, anal intercourse is more dangerous than vaginal intercourse.

1. Sexual contact between the same sex

Among male adult AIDS patients, homosexuals account for a relatively large proportion, especially in the United States and some European countries and regions. With the spread of homosexuality, the number of people infected with HIV or suffering from AIDS continues to increase, and this sexual behavior has become the main way of spreading AIDS. Men infected with HIV have a large amount of HIV in their semen, with a concentration of up to 107-8/ml of semen.

In addition, the anatomical tissue structures of the male anorectum and the female vagina are different. The vagina is a stratified squamous epithelium, while the rectal mucosa is a columnar epithelium. Its resistance is weaker than that of the female vagina, and even if it has more elasticity, it is still lower than that of the vagina. Therefore, during anal intercourse, they are very likely to damage the thin and fragile surface of the anorectal mucosa, forming wounds. During ejaculation, the HIV virus in the semen enters the blood circulation system through tiny wounds in the rectum, causing the body to be infected with HIV.

In addition, cells with different tissue compatibility antigens enter through the damaged rectal mucosa, and the recipient may develop a graft-versus-host reaction or a host-versus-graft reaction. Both can lead to severe immunosuppression. Male homosexuals do not have single sexual partners. They often have frequent sexual contact with many sexual partners. Therefore, there are cases where the active sexual partner transmits HIV to the passive sexual partner through semen, and there are also cases where the passive sexual partner transmits the virus to the active sexual partner because of the semen containing HIV from other people in his body. This increases the chances of HIV spreading.

2. Transmission through sexual contact between the opposite sex

Heterosexual sexual contact between men and women can also spread AIDS. Male-to-female transmission is the main route of intersexual transmission, where the HIV virus in the male's semen is transmitted to the female through sexual intercourse. Initially it was thought that women infected with HIV were at less risk of transmitting the virus to men through sexual intercourse. In general, heterosexuals are less likely to be infected than homosexuals. However, in recent years, the number of patients infected through heterosexual contact has increased. For example, in some developing countries, AIDS is mainly transmitted through heterosexual contact, with a male-to-female ratio of 1:1. Among them, prostitutes and secret prostitutes play an important role. However, in some countries and regions, ugly phenomena such as prostitution cannot be banned, and therefore the problem of HIV infection between heterosexuals cannot be truly solved.

Tip: You can still get HIV even if you use a condom during sex

The correct use of condoms can reduce the chance of HIV transmission to a certain extent, but there is still a risk of HIV infection when using condoms for promiscuous sex because condoms may break and slip during sexual intercourse. The failure rate is about 10%, which means that 10 failures may occur in 100 sexual intercourses using condoms. Therefore, those who engage in prostitution and sexual promiscuity must cherish their lives and immediately stop such high-risk sexual behaviors. Using condoms to prevent AIDS is not a safe and reliable method, and condoms cannot be regarded as safety condoms or insurance condoms. The only thing you can be reliable about is keeping yourself clean.