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What are the various routes by which transmission of human immunodeficiency virus takes place?

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Various modes of transmission of HIV are: sexual intercourse, use of contaminated hypodermic needles and syringes, blood transfusion, organ transplantation, artificial insemination, from infected mother to baby during parturition `(30%)` and breast feeding.
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