Can acupuncture infect AIDS?

Acupuncture may infect AIDS, but the probability is relatively small.

AIDS is mostly caused by human immunodeficiency virus infection. The virus is infectious and can be transmitted through blood contact, mother-to-child transmission and sexual contact. Acupuncture needs to damage the skin and mucous membranes of the body. If the needles used are contaminated with the blood of AIDS patients, acupuncture will be repeated without disinfection or replacement, which may cause the virus to infect the body through the damaged skin and mucous membranes, and AIDS may be infected. However, regular medical institutions generally use disposable acupuncture needles, or disinfect them in time after use, so the probability of infection is relatively small.