Submitted by Terradubia t3_109paah in askscience
I have read on the internet about the probability of HIV transmission and found that it is mostly dependent on the kind of sex (anal, vaginal), circumcised/uncircumcised, whether other STDs are present and the viral load. Nevertheless, I have never read that it is dependent on the host immune response. Therefore I wanted to ask, if HIV transmission probability is dependent on the host immune response too and whether a person with a strong immune system could fight off an infection, while a person with a weak immune response could get infected? I am looking forward to your replies and would be happy, if you could include a link with a source!
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