Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

SPREAD It may be possible, but unlikely, in the childcare or school setting, for spread to occur by getting blood from an infected person into open cuts, scrapes, or the mouth or eyes of another person. Most children who are infected get the virus from their infected mothers during pregnancy or at the time of birth. Some children have been infected through transfusions of blood products that contained HIV. In adults, the virus is most often spread through sexual contact or by sharing needles.