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U didn`t tell about urine ?? If saliva &urine are body fluids then can AIDS transferred through sharing food (saliva) & through ground water (urine).

U didn`t tell about urine ?? If saliva &urine are body fluids then can AIDS transferred through sharing food (saliva) & through ground water (urine).

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Dr.Adam Shaik
askIITians Faculty 387 Points
7 years ago
Hi,
Arundhati roy
U asked me about body fluids earlier.
yes ur correct by saliva and urine HIV infections does not occur.
Reason: HIV viruses looks for Lymphocytes to grow in them.
Since saliva and Urine does not have such lymphocytes cells their infection by saliva and urine does not occur.
For more information go through the below images.519-1256_slide_10.jpg519-1647_HIV-myths-ver5_0.png

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