Types of behaviours

Risk level

• Blood-to-blood contact (blood transfer)

• Needle-sharing in IV drug use or other injection

• Sharing injection tools (needles, guns, tattooing equipment)

• Unprotected sex (anal or vaginal)

• Sharing sex toys

• Unsterilized dentistry and surgery tools (for circumcision, ear boring, etc.)

High Risk

• Unprotected oral sex

• Sharing a razor

Middle Risk

• Sex with condom

Low Risk

• French kiss (wet)

• Mutual masturbation

• Protected oral sex (with condom)

Very Low Risk
(these behaviours are not 100% safe, but there are no official reports of transfer yet)

• Sexual abstinence

• Closed-mouth kiss (dry)

• Hugging or cuddling

• Massaging

• Personal masturbation

No risk