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Nutritional care for HIV-infected children Poor growth in HIV-infected children may have many causes, including: 1  reduced food intake due to socioeconomic circumstances or altered caregiving practices such as when the mother is unwell. 2  opportunistic infections that can affect food intake, absorption and metabolism and so cause weight loss.
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HIV in Pregnancy The exact mechanism of mother-to-child transmission of HIV remains unknown. Transmission may occur during intrauterine life, delivery, or breastfeeding. The greatest risk factor for vertical transmission is thought to be advanced maternal disease, likely due to a high maternal HIV viral load.
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- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) facts. 1  HIV is the virus that causes HIV infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). 2  Anal or vaginal sexual intercourse and illicit injectable drug use commonly transmit HIV. 3  Infected mothers may also transmit HIV to their child during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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HIV The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that causes HIV infection and over time acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). AIDS is a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive.
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HIV Questions & Answers The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). HIV is transmitted in blood, semen, vaginal fluids and breast milk. HIV attacks the body's immune system and makes it harder for someone to fight off infections.
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HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS. HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). HIV attacks the immune system by destroying CD4 positive (CD4+) T cells, a type of white blood cell that is vital to fighting off infection. The destruction of these cells leaves people living with HIV vulnerable to other infections, diseases and other complications.
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HIV The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that causes HIV infection and over time acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). AIDS is a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. Without treatment, average survival time after infection with HIV is estimated to be 9 to 11 years, depending on the HIV subtype.
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- 1 Mother-to-child transmission of HIV is the spread of HIV from an HIV-infected woman to her child during pregnancy, childbirth (also called labor and delivery), or breastfeeding (through breast milk).Mother-to-child transmission of HIV is also called perinatal transmission of HIV.other-to-child transmission of HIV is the spread of HIV from an HIV-infected woman to her child during pregnancy, childbirth (also called labor and delivery), or breastfeeding (through breast milk). Mother-to-child transmission of HIV is also called perinatal transmission of HIV.
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HIV and AIDS A. Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The virus weakens a person's ability to fight infections and cancer. People with HIV are said to have AIDS when they develop certain infections or cancers or when their CD4 (T-cell) count is less than 200.
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HIV Signs and Symptoms This period — called the asymptomatic period — varies in length for each person. Some people may have symptoms within a few months and others may be symptom-free for years. Children born with HIV usually have symptoms within two years of birth. Children may grow slowly or become sick frequently. As the immune system weakens, other complications may occur. For many people, the first signs of infection are large lymph nodes or swollen glands that may be enlarged for more than three months.
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HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS. When a person becomes infected with HIV, the virus attacks and weakens the immune system. As the immune system weakens, the person is at risk of getting life-threatening infections and cancers. When that happens, the illness is called AIDS.
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Household and community HIV/AIDS status and child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the demographic and health surveys Besides family/household HIV/AIDS effects on child malnutrition, the paper places particular emphasis on country and community variations in the association between HIV/AIDS and nutritional status of children, and the extent of clustering of malnutrition within countries and communities (clusters within country).
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HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS is s disease of the human immune system caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The virus can also be transmitted via contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery or breast feeding.
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Young People and HIV/AIDS The most common ways that people become infected with HIV are: Unprotected sexual intercourse (either vaginal or anal) with someone who has HIV. The majority of HIV-positive young adults in the U.S. become infected this way. Sharing needles or syringes (including those used for steroids) with someone who has HIV.
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AIDS The syndrome is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1, groups M and O, and HIV-2), which is transmitted in body fluids (notably breast milk, blood, and semen) through sexual contact, sharing of contaminated needles (by IV drug abusers), accidental needle sticks, contact with contaminated blood, or transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products.
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Causes Causes of HIV. In the UK, most cases of HIV are caused by having sex without a condom with a person who has HIV. A person with HIV can pass the virus to others whether or not they have any symptoms. People with HIV are more infectious in the weeks following infection.HIV treatment significantly reduces the risk of someone with HIV passing it on. person with HIV can pass the virus to others whether or not they have any symptoms. People with HIV are more infectious in the weeks following infection. HIV treatment significantly reduces the risk of someone with HIV passing it on.
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HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes HIV infection and AIDS. The virus attacks the immune system. As the immune system weakens, the body is at risk of getting life-threatening infections and cancers.
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What you need to know about STDs HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a condition that develops as a result of HIV infection.IV (Human Immunde Deficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.) HIV is transmitted through contact with infected blood, semen, vagina … l fluid and breast milk.
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- The human immunodeficiency virus is the cause of HIV infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV belongs to a family of organisms known as retroviruses.Once someone acquires the virus, it attaches to and enters human cells, especially cells known as CD4 T-cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells. HIV is the virus that causes HIV infection and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). 2  Anal or vaginal sexual intercourse and illicit injectable drug use commonly transmit HIV. 3  Infected mothers may also transmit HIV to their child during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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HIV and AIDS A person gets HIV when an infected person's body fluids (blood, semen, fluids from the vagina or breast milk) enter his or her bloodstream. The virus can enter the blood through linings in the mouth, anus, or sex organs (the penis and vagina), or through broken skin.Both men and women can spread HIV. Receive a blood transfusion from an infected person. 2  This is very unlikely in the U.S. and Western Europe, where all blood is tested for HIV infection. 3  Are born to a mother with HIV infection. 4  A baby can also get HIV from the breast milk of an infected woman.
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- 1 HIV is the infection that causes AIDS. 2  HIV has few or no symptoms for up to 10 years or more before symptoms of AIDS develop. 3  There is no cure for HIV/AIDS, but treatment is available.  HIV can be spread during sex play.
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Skin Conditions Related to HIV/AIDS HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). The virus weakens a person's ability to fight infections and cancer. People with HIV are said to have AIDS when the virus makes them very sick and they develop certain infections or cancers.
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HIV and pregnancy In the United States, HIV is spread mainly by. 1  Having anal or vaginal sex with someone who has HIV without using a condom or taking medicines to prevent or treat HIV. 2  Sharing needles or syringes, rinse water, or other equipment (works) used to prepare drugs for injection with someone who has HIV.
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- Back to Top Causes. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes HIV infection and AIDS. The virus attacks the immune system. As the immune system weakens, the body is vulnerable to life-threatening infections and cancers. Once a person has the virus, it stays inside the body for life.
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- Progression of HIV Disease in Children. Researchers have observed two general patterns of illness in HIV-infected children. About 20 percent of children develop serious disease in the first year of life; most of these children die by age 4 years.