Abstract
Abstract
This chapter outlines the various ways that HIV is transmitted, including sexual transmission, transmission in the healthcare setting, transmission through the use of injection drugs, and mother-to-child transmission. The significance of viral load quantity and its relationship to transmission risk is discussed as well as the impact of co-occurring sexually transmitted diseases in HIV transmission.
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York
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