Standard precautions help stop the spread of diseases, viruses, and germs.

It's important to always use standard precautions as recommended, and practice good hygiene whether a person has HIV or not.

Hand hygiene

Hand Washing (40–60 sec): Wet hands, apply soap, rub all parts of your hands, rinse, dry with a single-use towel, use the towel to turn off taps.
Hand Sanitizer (20–30 sec): Apply enough to cover all hand areas, rub until dry.

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or mask when coughing or sneezing, dispose of the tissue or mask, or cough/sneeze into your elbow, and then wash your hands.

Before and after touching anyone you are caring for, whether gloves are worn or not.
Immediately after gloves are taken off.
After touching blood, body fluids (like saliva, urine, faeces, vomit), open wounds, or contaminated items (like dressings), even when gloves are worn.
When doing personal care like toileting, showering and brushing teeth.
After contact with objects or furniture in and around the person you are caring for.

Wear gloves when touching blood, body fluids (like saliva), excretions (like urine, faeces, vomit), open wounds, and used items (like dressings or incontinence pads).
Change gloves between tasks with the same person after touching anything that may have come in contact with blood, body fluids (like saliva), excretions (like urine, faeces, vomit), open wounds, and used items (like dressings or incontinence pads).
Remove and dispose of gloves after use, before touching clean items or surfaces, and before caring for another person.
Wash your hands immediately after removing gloves.

Wear face protection during activities that are likely to generate splashes or sprays of blood, body fluids (like saliva), excretions (like urine, faeces, vomit), open wounds, and used items (like dressings or incontinence pads) or if you or the person you are caring for has a known respiratory symptom or illness.

To protect skin and prevent soiling of clothing during activities that are likely to generate splashes or sprays of blood, body fluids (like saliva), excretions (like urine, faeces, vomit), open wounds, and used items (like dressings or incontinence pads).
Remove and dispose of the used gown and peform hand hygiene.

Areas of work and surfaces which may have come in contact with blood, body fluids (like saliva), excretions (like urine, faeces, vomit), open wounds, and used items (like dressings or incontinence pads).
Equipment touched with blood, body fluids (like saliva), excretions (like urine, faeces, vomit), open wounds, and used items (like dressings or incontinence pads).
Reusable equipment and reprocess appropriately before use with another person you are caring for.
Handle, transport, and wash used linen and clothing.