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Some routes of transmission are biologically plausible, but there are virtually no documented cases. There are also impossible modes of transmission, with no documented cases or biological plausibility.

Bad science & bogus treatments

Iceland boss retracts HIV needle staff attack claim

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BBC News
26 September 2023
Low & theoretical transmission risks

National AIDS Trust calls out ‘inaccurate’ reports of HIV needle attacks by shoplifters

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Pink News
21 September 2023
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Providing accurate information doesn't always reduce people's anxieties about HIV

News
16 February 2023
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Fact Check - Transmission of HIV by needle injuries is highly unlikely, according to a British AIDS charity

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Reuters
27 October 2021
The biology of HIV transmission

HIV transmission

About HIV
February 2021
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

New South Wales Government's Proposed Mandatory HIV Testing Condemned

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Star Observer
16 November 2020
Low & theoretical transmission risks

HIV testing people who spit at police or health workers won't actually protect them

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The Conversation
15 July 2020
Low & theoretical transmission risks

CBS New York Reporter Fired for Story Falsely Claiming HIV Transmitted Through Saliva

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TheBody
11 January 2020
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Australia: HIV experts fear 'spitting laws' being misused by police

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SBS
23 September 2019
Discrimination & the law

Tattoo Studios Are Stopping HIV Positive People From Using Their Services

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VICE
19 September 2019
Low & theoretical transmission risks

India drains lake after discovery of HIV-infected body

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Reuters
5 December 2018
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Why Is HIV Not Spread By Mosquitos?

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American Council on Science and Health
3 October 2018
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Unusual Case of Father-to-Son HIV Transmission is Reported

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Infection Control Today
28 September 2018
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Police finally change false HIV claims after being accused of 'preying on people's prejudices'

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Bristol Live
17 July 2018
Low & theoretical transmission risks

HIV cannot be transmitted by spitting, and risk from biting is negligible, says detailed case review

News
8 May 2018
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Police say false HIV claims over spitting were taken from national guidelines

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Bristol Post
30 January 2018
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Avon and Somerset police branded ‘disgusting’ for HIV ‘misinformation’ over spit hoods

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Bristol Post
21 November 2017
HIV & criminal law

Police accused of exaggerating risks of HIV to introduce spit guards

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The Guardian
20 November 2017
Bad science & bogus treatments

‘AIDS spreads by shaking hands’: Old, banned pamphlets resurface on social media

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Indian Express
27 September 2017
Bad science & bogus treatments

Fake news claims that Walmart bananas have HIV virus are fruitless

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Politifact
7 February 2017
HIV & criminal law

Australian advocates unanimously condemn ‘pointless’ HIV spit test

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Star Observer
21 November 2016
HIV & criminal law

Jailed: HIV positive homeless man sent to prison after spitting into mouth of charity worker

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Manchester Evening News
4 January 2016
Low & theoretical transmission risks

No, Eazy E Did Not Get HIV from a Tainted Acupuncture Needle

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Vice
28 September 2015
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Bodybuilders 'could get HIV from drinking human breast milk'

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Daily Telegraph
18 June 2015