get AIDS

Definition

A common, informal way to say contract AIDS.

Category: VERB + AIDS

People can get AIDS from unprotected sex.

He was devastated when he found out he had gotten AIDS.

If you share needles, you risk getting AIDS.

The doctor explained that you can't get AIDS from a mosquito bite.

Without proper precautions, anyone could get AIDS.

She was relieved to learn she didn't get AIDS after the exposure.

Education is key to preventing people from getting AIDS.

In the early days of the epidemic, many people got AIDS through blood transfusions.

It's a common misconception that you can get AIDS from casual contact.

Public health campaigns work to inform people how they can get AIDS and how to prevent it.