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A mother carrying HIV can potentially infect her child during pregnancy, during delivery, or through breastfeeding. The risk of transmission is highest during childbirth, especially if there are complications or if the mother is not receiving antiretroviral treatment. However, with appropriate medical interventions, such as antiretroviral therapy and cesarean delivery if needed, the risk of mother-to-child transmission can be significantly reduced. Breastfeeding while the mother is HIV-positive can also transmit the virus, but proper treatment can mitigate this risk as well.
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Does hiv infect plants?
HIV does not infect plants. It affects humans.
Can a carrier of HIV still infect someone else?
Yes. It can be transmitted by... * Sex * Blood (open wounds, etc.) * Mother-to-Child (passed down) * Dirty Needles
How can HIV be transmitted through breast milk?
HIV can be transmitted through breast milk when a mother living with HIV passes the virus to her baby through breastfeeding. The virus can be present in breast milk and can infect the baby if the mother is not on antiretroviral treatment.
If mother is HIV positivedoes her foetus also be HIV positive?
yes, because the mother will have to breastfeed her child in the process her child will obtain the virus, the virus can not be genetically transferred however
What is Born HIV Free's motto?
The motto of Born HIV Free is 'End mother to child transmission of HIV by 2015'.
Do you need to be infected to infect someone else with HIV?
Yes, that is correct. You need to be infected to infect someone else with HIV.
Are boys born with hiv?
A person is born with HIV only if the mother carrying the child is HIV+ and passed it to her child. There are numerous precautions mothers can take to significantly decrease the risk of passing HIV onto their children. If the child is infected with HIV, then the infection either happened during the gestation (while the mother was pregnant) or during the birth. There is a rupture of membranes during vaginal delivery, which causes the child to come into contact with the mother's blood. This can pass HIV to the child. Because of this, many HIV+ women will deliver via C-section to avoid this contact with blood.
If your partner has AIDS and you have a child with him will the child have aids too?
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is transmitted through contact with blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk. HIV is also able to be passed from mother-to-child. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a diagnosis that someone who is The HIV status of the father is irrelevant as it relates to the HIV status of the mother. This is going to get really complicated, so I hope that I can explain it in a way that reads well. The HIV status of the mother may have an impact however. If you consider that a father with an AIDS diagnosis would be HIV+, he would have had sex with the child's mother at least one time. Although each sexual exposure to an HIV positive person does not result in transmission of the virus, each exposure carries a certain degree of risk for infection. If the mother is HIV negative and completely disengages with any "at-risk" contact with the HIV+ father, the child will be born negative and remain that way. If the mother were to become infected, the child is at risk for HIV infection in several ways. It is possible to transmit HIV to newborns during childbirth, although it is just as likely for women with HIV to give birth to HIV- children. If a child is not born HIV+, but the HIV+ mother breastfeeds, the child will once again be at risk for infection as a result of contact with HIV+ breast milk. In the Unites States, women who seek medical care during pregnancy are routinely tested for HIV. If a woman tests HIV positive during pregnancy, there are many treatment options that can almost eliminate the risk of transmitting the virus from mother-to-child.
HIV cannot be transmitted from a mother to her unborn child?
Transmission of HIV from mother-to-child can occur during pregnancy or after birth during breastfeeding. With routine HIV testing of pregnant mothers the occurance of this is low.
How can we prevent mother to child transmission of HIV?
Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV involves a combination of strategies, including providing antiretroviral therapy to the mother during pregnancy and childbirth, administering antiretroviral drugs to the newborn, avoiding breastfeeding if safer alternatives are available, and ensuring proper prenatal care and HIV testing for pregnant women. These measures can greatly reduce the risk of transmitting HIV from mother to child.
Can a child with HIV infect another child through casual fighting or contacts sports?
It would be highly unlikely to be infected via casual fighting or contacts sports.
Give twp ways in which HIV can be passed from mother to child ( born or unborn)?
HIV can be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy through the placenta, allowing the virus to enter the fetal bloodstream. Additionally, transmission can occur during childbirth when the baby is exposed to the mother's blood and bodily fluids. Lastly, breastfeeding can also pass HIV to an infant if the mother is HIV-positive.
