Labels:text | screenshot | invertebrate OCR: Resident and Staff Physician Patient Education Chart AIDS is Sexually Transmitted Small tears not visible to the eye * The virus is transmitted in blood, semen, and vaginal secretions. * Small tears in the lining of the rectum or vagina provide entrance for the virus. Virus Reprinted with permission from Resident and Staff Physician (c) 1991-92, 1993 by Romaine Pierson Publishers, Inc.