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http://www.medicinaeinformazione.com/ Despite the fact that over the years there have been numerous information campaigns on HIV-AIDS infection, lately adolescents are less prepared than their peers of twenty years ago on the risks of infection and on how to prevent it. This is why we asked Prof. Fernado Aiuti, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Immunology at La Sapienza University in Rome, to help us debunk some false information on the infection and to establish some fixed points that can help young people and others to know what risky behaviors are, how to prevent sexually transmitted infections, the progress of therapies and how to deal with a pregnancy. Here are some of the questions answered by Prof. Aiuti. Is it true or false that: Is the virus also transmitted by a kiss or a handshake? Is the virus also transmitted by tears, sweat, urine, feces and mucus? Is the virus found in blood, semen and vaginal secretions but not in menstrual blood? Do heat and soap destroy the virus in a few minutes? Are oral sex not at risk of transmitting the virus? Are HIV and AIDS the same thing? Is the virus also transmitted by mosquito bites? Are the pill and the IUD effective methods for preventing infection? Are the window period and the incubation period the same thing? Does the HIV test help to know if you are genetically predisposed to contracting the virus? Can you not contract the virus with just one act of intercourse? Is the ABC Rule (Abstinence, Being Faithful, Condom) sufficient to avoid contagion? Is the virus transmitted during pregnancy? Does being HIV positive lead to a higher risk of miscarriage? Is the virus transmitted through breast milk? Has the virus been eradicated and is it only found in underdeveloped countries? Can anyone who comes into contact with the virus, even accidentally - for example, with a syringe - become infected? Can you be HIV positive without having any symptoms? Is the course of the disease the same for everyone? Does contagion only affect certain categories (homosexuals, drug addicts, people with promiscuous sexual behavior)?