HIV/AIDS
CHAINS OF INFECTION
HUMAN HOST
- HIV/AIDS resides in the blood of its host
PATHOGEN
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
INFECTIOUS AGENT
PORTAL OF EXIT
BREAK IN SKIN
MUCOUS MEMBRANE
PENIS
VAGINA
BREAST
IN DEPTH
PROFILES
MODE OF
TRANSMISSION
SEXUAL
INTERCOURSE,
BREAST FEEDING
EVENTS
PORTAL OF
ENTRY
BREAK IN SKIN,
SEXUAL CONTACT,
CONTACT WITH INFECTED BLOOD
IN BRIEF
SUSCEPTIBLE
HOST
ANYONE WHO ENGAGES IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE OR EXPOSED TO INFECTION FROM BLOOD OR BREAST MILK
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