9. What can people who are living with HIV do to avoid passing the virus to others? There area number of steps people can take to avoid passing HIV to others To avoid passing the virus to others, people living with HIV are encouraged to see their healthcare provider regularly When someone stays in healthcare and takes their medication, that person will have a higher likelihood of being virally suppressed (also known as undetectable) Undetectable means the virus is present at such low levels that it is not detected in blood Having a consistently undetectable viral load for 6 months and beyond greatly lowers your chance of transmitting the virus to your sexual partners who are HIV-negative Because of U=U (undetectable = untransmittable), we now know the risk of sexual transmission of HIV from someone with a fully suppressed HIV viral load is negligible, meaning so small or insignificant it is hardly worth considering Depending on the comfort level of each partner, other prevention methods such as use of condoms or PrEP maybe used
