No, it is not true that HIV cannot be transmitted from a mother to her unborn child. Without preventive measures, HIV can be transmitted during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. However, with appropriate medical interventions, such as antiretroviral therapy, the risk of transmission can be significantly reduced. Many HIV-positive mothers can give birth to HIV-negative children when they receive proper care.
Yes, AIDS can be transmitted through breast milk from an HIV-positive mother to her 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.
HIV can be transmitted from mother to child. It can also be trasmitted through sexual contact or shared needles. Just huggibg or kissing someone with HIV will not give you it. AIDS is an advanced stage of HIV.
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.
Yes, HIV can be transmitted through breast milk from an infected mother to her baby.
Yes, HIV can be transmitted through breast milk from an infected mother to her baby.
Yes, HIV can be transmitted from a mother to her baby through breastfeeding if the mother is infected with the virus.
You can't transmit AIDS - you only transmit HIV (the virus which can cause AIDS). Given good medical care, the risk of mother-to-child transmission can be reduced to almost zero. Without that medical care, the chances of transmission are around 30%.
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.
HIV can be transmitted through breast milk when a mother who is infected with the virus breastfeeds her baby. The virus can pass from the mother's milk to the baby's bloodstream, increasing the risk of the baby becoming infected with HIV.
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