Human immunodeficiency virus
infection / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a disease of the
human immune system caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV). HIV is transmitted by three main routes: sexual contact, exposure to
infected body fluids or tissues and from mother to child during pregnancy,
delivery, or breastfeeding. There is no risk of acquiring HIV if exposed to
faces, nasal, secretions, saliva, sputum, sweat, tears, urine, or vomit unless
there are contaminated with blood. HIV that transition from mother to children
can reduce rates of transmission by 92-99%. This primarily involves the use of
a combination or antiviral medications during pregnancy and after birth in the
infant and potentially includes bottle feeding rather than breastfeeding.
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