Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about AIDS?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (D)  ​The virus can be transmitted by shaking hands with a person infected with HIV.

• HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) spreads through body fluids like blood, semen, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.
• The virus can be transmitted when these fluids from an infected person come into contact with the mucous membranes of another person in areas like the rectum, vagina, penis, or mouth.
• HIV does not spread through casual contact such as touching, sharing food, saliva, mosquito bites, or water.
• For example, shaking hands with someone who has HIV cannot transmit the virus.
  

Information booster:

Ways HIV can be transmitted include:

• Sharing needles or syringes for injecting drugs.
• Sexual contact with an infected individual.
• From an infected mother to her baby through breast milk.​