There's no vaccine to prevent HIV/AIDS infection and no cure for AIDS. But it's possible to protect yourself and others from infection. That?s mainly to educate yourself about HIV and avoiding any behavior that allows HIV-infected fluids like blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk into your body.

 

In HIV negative individuals

• Education regarding HIV/AIDS- Regarding routes of transmission of HIV
• To know the HIV status of any sexual partner
• To use latex condoms every time you have sex if the HIV status of the partner is unknown
• Male circumcision- a study conducted has showed 53 percent reduction of HIV infection in circumcised HIV-negative men compared with uncircumcised men
• Use sterile disposable needles- not to share needles and syringes
• Blood and blood products always need to be HIV screened
• Regular screening tests- if you're a man or woman, who has had sex with one or more new partners, are tested annually.

In HIV positive individuals

• Avoid sexual practices that expose them to blood, semen or vaginal secretions.
• Using a new latex condom every time you have vaginal or anal sex and using a dental dam, condom or piece of plastic wrap during oral sex
• Don’t share needles and syringes
• Don’t donate blood or organs
• Don’t share razor blades or tooth brushes
• If your partner is pregnant, tell her you have HIV - She needs to receive treatment to protect her own health and that of her baby.

Safer sex

• Safer sex is sex between 2 people who don't have HIV infection or any STDs
• Only have sex with each other
• Not using injectable drugs
• Using male latex condoms if you have any doubts about whether your partner is infected or whether he or she is having sex with someone else.
• If a man doesn't want to use a male condom, use a female condom. Female condoms may not be as effective as male condoms, but they offer some protection.
• Not to enter blood, semen, urine, vaginal fluid or feces get into anus, vagina or mouth, in HIV infected individuals