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one single sexual encounter

why people ( including doctors ) say that it´s unlikely to get HIV with one sexual encounter?
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I see, that´s why it is so dificult to get this disease, i suppose

because if HIV were like flu,,, the entire planet would be infected already
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In order for HIV to be transmitted, it requires almost perfect conditions to be fulfilled such as:

- sufficient amount of HIV concentration in the body fluid;
- infected body fluid must enter the blood stream;
- pH, temperature, absence of air etc.



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