Question
Are members of my family at risk of getting HIV from me?
9 April 2008. Related: All topics, HIV transmission.
Could other members of my family catch HIV from me? I still live at home with my parents and I am worried they could catch it.
Answer
Thank you for your question. HIV cannot be transmitted by sharing the same living space with someone, through touching or breathing the air that other people are breathing.
Your family is not at risk of getting HIV from you just because you live with them. Please educate yourself and your family about how HIV is transmitted so that this does not become a stress or worry.