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You cannot get HIV through saliva.  HIV needs to get into your bloodstream to infect you.  Only four bodily fluids can transmit HIV: blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.

The risk of getting HIV from oral sex is a lot lower than vaginal or anal sex, but it's still a risk.  It is especially important during oral sex that the receptive partner (the one receiving the other person's body part) is aware of any cuts or sores in his or her mouth as these are the places where a partner's bodily fluids access to the bloodstream.

HIV can be spread during oral, vaginal, or anal sex.  However, anal sex is the most risky.  This is especially true for the receptive partner (the "bottom").  This is because the tissue inside the anal area is more delicate than the tissue inside the mouth or vagina.  These delicate tissues are more susceptible to tears, which can allow the transfer of fluids from one partner to another.

If you’re having sex with more than one person, your risk factor includes the sex partners you currently have plus the number of sex partners your current sex partners have had. The more people in your sexual network, the more likely it is that someone has an STD. Even if you only have one sexual partner, your risks are not just limited to that person; your risks also include all of your current sexual partner’s partners.

Many STDs have no symptoms, have symptoms that are easily confused with common illnesses, or have latent symptoms that take weeks or years to show up. It’s often hard for a person who is infected to determine if he or she has an STD. The only way to know your status is to be tested.

Everyone should be tested for HIV so they know their HIV status. You should get an HIV test 3 three months after potential exposure. Take a test if you are:

1. concerned about your status or haven’t been tested before;
2. pregnant or breastfeeding;
3. not always using condoms;
4. sharing needles and syringes.

Using condoms prevents the exchange of bodily fluids during sex. These bodily fluids may contain HIV or STDs. In order for condoms to be effective, they must be used correctly every single time!

HIV transmission depends on a variety of factors, including whether the virus is controlled by anti-HIV medications, whether other STDs are present, whether blood or semen is present, whether the sex act is vaginal, anal, or oral, and whether it is insertive or receptive.

While the receptive partner is at higher risk, body fluid is passed between both partners and both are at risk. 

Consistent and correct use of latex condoms is highly effective in preventing fluid-based STDs, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, and HIV. However, condoms are less effective in preventing STDs that are spread by skin-to-skin contact, such as syphilis, HPV (genital warts), and herpes.

Oil actually causes latex to break down, increasing the chance of getting HIV. You should never use oil-based lubricants with latex condoms. Only use water-based or silicon-based lubricants with latex. 

It is not possible to rid the body of HIV once infection has occurred. However, modern medications can control HIV extremely well, allowing someone with HIV to remain healthy indefinitely and reducing the risk of spreading HIV to others.

It actually takes up to three months for a person’s body to create a response to HIV strong enough to show up on a test.