HIV/AIDS: Who's At Risk
realized early on that the HIV virus was sexually transmitted. But, Dr. Levine points out, the virus can also be spread via infected blood.
Subject: blood
Transcript: disease. It's also a disease that can be spread via infected blood. So if one gets a transfusion of blood with the virus in it, As we saw at the beginning
HIV/AIDS: As Awareness Grew
United States as it became clear that the blood supply was contaminated, and that the disease was not confined to a single risk group.
Subject: blood
Transcript: that understanding came Was when hemophiliacs began to be diagnosed Because that meant that the blood supply In the united states was contaminated. And
Protection Against HIV/AIDS
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief of the Division of Hematology at the USC School of Medicine, talks about the things people can do to protect themselves from contracting HIV. Some of these include knowing the sexual history of one's partner and making su...
Subject: blood
Transcript: The virus is spread very carefully by sexual contact, By blood to blood contact, And then from mother to her infant. In order to protect yourself