Needles or drugs that are contaminated with HIV-infected blood can deliver the virus directly into your body.
The child had several opportunities for contact with HIV-infected blood and exudative skin lesions.
They concluded that the apparent association between the two diseases was the result of HIV-infected blood given to treat anemia.
The chances of becoming infected after being stuck or cut with an instrument that is contaminated with HIV-infected blood are about 1 out of 300.
The chances of becoming infected if HIV-infected blood is splashed in the eye, nose, or mouth are about 1 out of 1,000.
Another cause was the HIV-infected blood in the 1980s, when blood donors were not being screened.
The patient did not become infected despite the high risk associated with the transfusion of HIV-infected blood (28).
This incident culminated in his attackers injecting him with HIV-infected blood.
