The reason why the whole family is infected with AIDS

There have been media reports that cross-infection caused by selling blood led to the whole family being infected with AIDS. This would be a devastating blow to the family. We know that there are three main ways of contracting AIDS: blood transmission, mother-to-child transmission and sexual contact. As ordinary people, we must prevent AIDS in our daily lives, avoid high-risk sexual behaviors, and keep ourselves clean.

Causes of HIV infection

There are three ways of HIV transmission: through sexual contact; through blood; and from mother to child.

From a physiological point of view, women are more susceptible to HIV infection because they have a larger area of ​​mucous membrane exposed during sexual contact. Secondly, women are more susceptible to HIV infection due to childbirth and abortion, which increases the chance of transmission through menstrual blood.

From the perspective of women's social status, factors such as preference for boys over girls, cultural concepts, and lack of sexual health knowledge have made women more susceptible to HIV infection to a considerable extent.

Therefore, the efforts of women to take AIDS prevention measures must be strengthened, and marriage, pregnancy, and prenatal medical consultations, safe sex, and requiring sexual partners to use condoms must be encouraged, while at the same time, women's independence must be improved.

Ways to prevent AIDS

1. Avoid unsafe sex and always use condoms when having sex.

2. Do not take drugs and avoid sharing syringes, etc.

3. Avoid having multiple sexual partners; keep yourself clean.

4. Avoid unnecessary exposure to blood, such as beauty treatments, tattoos, ear piercing, pedicure and other operations. These all involve blood exposure and should be avoided as much as possible.

5. Women should pay attention to hygiene during menstruation. Do not throw sanitary napkins around to avoid blood contamination.

6. If there is bleeding caused by trauma at work or sports trauma, you must take care to protect yourself. When rescuing the injured, avoid contact of broken skin with the injured's blood.