Can acupuncture spread AIDS?

Whether acupuncture can spread AIDS depends on the specific situation.

AIDS is caused by HIV infection. HIV can be transmitted through blood, sexual contact, mother-to-child and other ways. If acupuncture uses needles used by AIDS patients, the virus enters the body with the needles, which may spread AIDS. However, acupuncture does not use needles contaminated with HIV, which generally does not spread AIDS.

Acupuncture should be carried out in regular medical institutions to reduce the risk of AIDS infection.