Do we get AIDS by shaking hands with an AIDS affected person?

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No, we do not get AIDS by shaking hands with a person affected with AIDS. It is transmitted through sexual contact, use of infected syringes, contaminated blood transfusions, and from infected mother to the foetus.

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