What are the chances of getting aids?

is there a satistic? like 1 out of xxx people? id like to know to protect myself. also when should you be tested for it?

There is no, chance, or very little chance if you are careful.
You don't need to be tested for it unless you have symptoms of it. It is quite rare in developed countries.

HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

HIV can be transmitted through the blood, sexual fluids, or breast milk of an HIV-infected person. People can get HIV if one of these fluids enters the body and into the bloodstream. The disease can be passed during unprotected sex with a HIV-infected person. An HIV-infected mother can transmit HIV to her infant during pregnancy, delivery or while breastfeeding. People can also become infected with HIV when using injection drugs through sharing needles and other equipment.

Over time, infection with HIV can weaken the immune system to the point that the system has difficulty fighting off certain infections. These types of infections are known as opportunistic infections. These infections are usually controlled by a healthy immune system, but they can cause problems or even be life-threatening in someone with AIDS. The immune system of a person with AIDS has weakened to the point that medical intervention may be necessary to prevent or treat serious illness.

A blood test can determine if a person is infected with HIV, but if a person tests positive for HIV, it does not necessarily mean that the person has AIDS. A diagnosis of AIDS is made by a physician according to the CDC AIDS Case Definition. A person infected with HIV may receive an AIDS diagnosis after developing one of the CDC-defined AIDS indicator illnesses. A person with HIV can also receive an AIDS diagnosis on the basis of certain blood tests (CD4 counts) and may not have experienced any serious illnesses.

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The chances are very low if you have a safe and healthy sex life. This means: protect yourself always, using condoms; try to minimize sex with unknown partners (condoms can protect you from AIDS but there are lots of other nasty sexually transmitted diseases) or with those categories considered "riskier" (such as drug users)...And once you have found "the one", you can (after a "just in case" test*) abandon the condom...but remember -pregnancy-!

Anyway, do not be scared but be aware of the problem. Sex is a wonderful thing but you have to do it using your head too!!!

If you are interested in statistics have a look at http://www.unaids.org/en/

Also
http://www.avert.org/testing.htm


*a blood test after 6 months from the last "risky" intercourse
easy: HIV antibodies (see 2nd website)

Since the beginning of the pandemic, three main transmission routes for HIV have been identified:

* Sexual route. The majority of HIV infections are acquired through unprotected sexual relations. Sexual transmission can occur when infected sexual secretions of one partner come into contact with the genital, oral, or rectal mucous membranes of another.
* Blood or blood product route. This transmission route can account for infections in intravenous drug users, hemophiliacs a