Through vaginal, anal, or oral sex with an infected person
Through direct skin-to-skin contact with infected areas
Through sharing needles or syringes
From mother to baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding
Through contact with infected blood or bodily fluids
Through sharing sex toys without cleaning or using protection
Through contaminated medical or injection equipment
Through kissing only in rare cases involving certain infections and open sores
Through exposure to infected genital sores, discharge, or lesions