Editing Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS (section)

===HIV can infect only homosexual men and drug users===
{{see also|Gay-related immune deficiency|Anal sex#Health risks|History of HIV/AIDS#Unsterile injections}}
HIV can transmit from one person to another if an engaging partner is HIV positive. In the United States, the main route of infection is via homosexual [[anal sex]], while for women transmission is primarily through heterosexual contact.<ref name=CDC>{{cite web|title=HIV Surveillance –Epidemiology of HIV Infection (through 2008)|url=https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/general/|publisher=Center for Disease Control|access-date=1 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304014448/http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/general/|archive-date=4 March 2011}}</ref> It is true that anal sex (regardless of the sex of the receptive partner) carries a higher risk of infection than most sex acts, but most penetrative sex acts between any individuals carry some risk. Properly used [[condom]]s can reduce this risk.<ref name="Condoms">{{cite web | title = Condoms and STDs: Fact Sheet for Public Health Personnel | publisher = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] | date= 10 February 2010 | url = https://www.cdc.gov/condomeffectiveness/latex.htm | access-date = 5 January 2011 }}</ref>