With regard to the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which one of the following statements is not correct?

Options

A. The chance of transmission from female to male are twice as likely as from male to female
B. The chances of transmission are more if a person suffers from other sexually transmitted infections
C. An infected mother can transmit the infection to her baby during pregnancy at child birth and by breast feeding
D. The risk of contracting infection from transfussion of infected blood is much higher than an exposure to contaminate needle

Answer

A

Explanation

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has three ways of transmission
(i) Through sexaul intercourse (65%)
(ii) Transmission through blood transfussion, blood products and contaminated equipments (10%)
(iii) Transmission from mother to baby (25%).