HIV is NOT transmitted by: HuggingKissingMassageShaking hands Insect bitesPetsDonating bloodSwimming pools or hot tubsCasual contact with someone who has HIV (sharing dishes, food, showers or toilets, phone)Casual contact with saliva, tears, sweat, or urine The U.S. National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that none of the above are ways that people contract the virus.