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Children living with HIV and AIDS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, is not limited to infecting adults; children are vulnerable to becoming HIV positive, as well. Similar ways of HIV transmission in adults is also common in children. Here, are 5 facts about children living with HIV and AIDS. Fact 1: Mother to child transmission of HIV: Babies are susceptible to contracting the virus from their mothers. In poor communities mothers are not aware of their HIV status; babies are often born with HIV, but they do not receive immediate treatment. Millions of children die before they reach 1 year of age. Fact 2: Blood transfusion: Children becoming infected with HIV via blood transfusions are very common...
Read MorePreventing the transmission of HIV between mother and child
The transmission of HIV between mother and child is a particularly important part of the HIV prevention and treatment campaigns in that the opportunity for the HIV virus to infect an unborn child is prevalent in every aspect of pregnancy right through to delivery and breast feeding an infant. HIV infection in mothers does not mean that the virus will be transmitted to their unborn child but a course of drugs will be recommended to protect their unborn child. Each case is treated individually and dependant on the stage of HIV infection present in the mother. Some of the Facts HIV can be transmitted through breast milk and is the cause of approximately 30% of HIV infection...
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