According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), present scientific evidence says that (1) you cannot catch AIDS as you would a cold or the flu, (2) you cannot get it from sitting next to someone who has AIDS or by touching or hugging a person who is infected, (3) you cannot get it by eating food handled, prepared, or served by an infected person, and (4) you cannot get it by sharing toilets, telephones, clothes, or eating and drinking utensils.
Pēc ASV Slimību kontroles un profilakses centru (CDC) datiem, līdzšinējie zinātniskie pētījumi liecina, ka 1) ar AIDS nav iespējams aplipināties tāpat kā ar iesnām vai gripu, 2) nav iespējams inficēties, sēžot blakus kādam AIDS slimniekam, pieskaroties inficētam cilvēkam vai apskaujot viņu, 3) tāpat nav iespējams inficēties, ēdot ēdienu, kam pieskāries vai ko gatavojis vai pasniedzis inficēts cilvēks, un 4) nav iespējams inficēties, lietojot kopīgu tualeti, telefonu, drēbes vai traukus.