If HIV-1 and HIV-2 is spreading widely and persons aren't sexually active, what are the primary and secondary means of transmission?

Question

As reported by Kate Julian in the Atlantic Monthly in her article, The Sex Recession: Why Are Young People Having so Little Sex?, young people in the States are not as sexually active as they used to be. However, the HIV and other STI rates are through the roof, despite some saying that they have reduced a little. What then is the primary or secondary transmission of these viruses. 

Answer 1

^{There are a few different ways that HIV and other STI can be transmitted. The primary means of transmission is when people are infected through sexual activity. HIV can also be spread through blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. The secondary means of transmission is when someone who is HIV positive shares needles or other equipment that has been used to inject drugs. HIV can also be spread through contact with an infected person's blood or saliva.}

Answer 2

Apart from the sexually means of transmitting HIV sharing of sharp objects and the very worst one is when doctors transfer blood to poor patients without running any test on it.

Answer 3

The primary transmission of HIV-1 and HIV-2 is through the air from person to person who then spread the virus to others. The primary transmission of HIV-1 and HIV-2 is through the air from person to person who then spread the virus to others.

Answer 4

Apart from sex HIV1 and HIV2 can also be transmitted through the following ways 

1. Sharing cutting and piercing tools 

2. Fluid contacts 

3. Mother to child mostly during delivery 

Answer 5

Primary transmission of HIV and STIs occurs through direct sexual contact or sharing contaminated needles. Secondary transmission refers to further spread, like when an infected person passes the virus to others through subsequent sexual partners or needle-sharing networks.

Answer 6

Generally  HIv can be transmitted from one Pearson to another in many such as the following.

1.By using a cutting object such as razor blade which was used by a Pearson who was infected by the HIV

2.if you have  deep injury and you accidentally contact the the injury of the affected Pearson you will mix blood and the germs .will spread to you.

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Answer 7

This is very true to some point, but am not sure if it is true that young people are not indulging in sex nowadays. We are still seeing a lot of promiscuity going on among the young people than the older counterparts. In fact there are those who feel using condoms is a bad idea because they don't get to achieve what they are looking for, and there are those who don't fear getting pregnant, than getting infected by aids, i don't know if there is someone else who shares my sentiments too, but the thing is sexual activities are still very rampant in these day and age. The secondary way that people are getting infected with HIV is through drugs. Drugs are really playing a big part in youngsters, and as much as they indulge they don't get to realize the damage they are causing on themselves. There is the use of needles, that they inject themselves with, which could be infected and that way they get exposed and get infected.

Answer 8

Yes. There are many factors as follows.

1) Blood transmission. If HIV Positive person donates blood and the blood is used for Injured person. 

2) Close contact to the HIV positive person. What I mean by close contact is touching. 

Answer 9

From mother to child during birth, sharing of cutting and sharp objects from infected persons without sterilizing , blood transfusion of infected person without proper screening.