HIV (Overview, Signs and Symptoms, Complication, Causes and Risk factors, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention)

Top 15 Causes Of Hiv

HIV infection occurs only due to the transmission of the virus from the infected person to a healthy person. Here we will discuss some of the reasons for HIV infection:

blood transfusion

HIV infection transmits to healthy individuals via transfusion of blood. If an individual receives blood from an infected patient, the recipient will easily get HIV infection. So, it is important to test and confirm before transferring blood. Blood acts as a carrier of HIV and upon transfusion, HIV will attack the recipient cellular machinery. So better to avoid contact with any kind of blood. The chances of getting HIV infection via infected blood transfusion is 90% per act.