Question: How can you actually catch AIDS? I see all the advertisements, but I worry that it might be easier to catch than they say.
You can catch AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) by sexual intercourse with a man or woman who is already carrying the AIDS vitus (human immunodeficiency virus—HIV), by receiving blood from such a person, or by using a syringe needle previously used by a victim.
It can be transmitted by a person who is showing no signs of the disease, and may never develop the disease, but who carries the vitus.
It can NOT be caught by other forms of body contact including kissing. It is not highly contagious, and is actually quite hard to catch.

Question: Can AIDS be cured now?
Unfortunately, no. Medical scientists have developed a wide range of medications that can be used to slow the progress of AIDS, particularly the transition from an inactive to an active form of the infection, and these can allow patients to lead a normal life for many years, but they do not cure the viral infection.
The drugs must be taken in quite large amounts and often while following very strict time regime. It may be necessary to take several capsules four or five times a day. These drugs also have side effects, and some patients find these difficult to tolerate, while others have minimal problems.
It is often a decade or more from diagnosis before the infection flares up into its final stages with these medications.
The best treatment is still prevention.