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Can You Contract AIDS From Breast Milk
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HIV THROUGH BREAST MILKHiSucking boobs milk can get hiv,few drops of its had gone in mouth may be 2-5ml, i think it was 6-7 year back,please replyThank you...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,You're worried about a few drops of ingested breast milk from six or seven years ago? Gosh, I can hardly remember what I had for breakfast yesterday and you're fixated on two to five milliliters of boob juice? Relax mate. Small...
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RN has question about breast milk exposureI love this site and your help with tough issues regarding HIV and STDs. I think you're doing... Read more »DOC PLEASE I AM REALLY WORRIED NOW!!! (BREAST MILK, 2010)I am still far away from the preferred testing time when it comes to the window period. I have been... Read more »
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Children Risk HIV Infection Through Contaminated Instruments, Breast Milk at Hospitals in South African Province, Study SaysBlood-stained medical instruments and "mix-ups" with breastmilk in some public hospitals in South Africa's Free State province are increasing the risk that children might contract HIV in the health care setting, according to a study presented at a... Read more »
South African, U.S. Women Donate Breast Milk to South African AIDS OrphansWomen in the U.S. and South Africa are sending breast milk to children at the iThemba Lethu orphanage in Durban, South Africa, whose mothers have died of AIDS-related illnesses, ABCNews' "World News Tonight " reports. According to ABCNews, the... Read more »
Vitamin A Hikes HIV Loads in Breast MilkIn two analyses of HIV-positive mothers in Tanzania, those who took vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements had significantly higher HIV loads in their breast milk than women who did not take them (P=0.02), as well as a higher risk of subclinical... Read more »
Breast Milk Antibody Fights HIV but Needs Boost"This finding indicates that enhancement of these responses through vaccination could help reduce HIV transmission via breastfeeding," says corresponding author Sallie Permar of Duke University, Durham, NC. While HIV-specific antibodies have been... Read more »
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any babies infected by breast milk?
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Would someone know how many if any babies hiv infected by breast milk?Read more » breast milk remedy
Posted by kenya, 1 Reply
guys, i was having this wild idea. if continous exposure of breastmilk to a baby can cause hiv; what if, you are hiv+ and take breast milk-meaning exposure in low doses. wouldnt that help develop an individuals immunity? reactions!!!
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Breast Milk
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I know the with breast milk HIV/AIDS it is transfer from mother to child, by breast feeding, I am in childcare and I was wondering if a mother brings in a bottle of her breast milk and I feed it to the baby and the milk gets on a cut of mine or the...
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Breast Milk
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I am a Preschool Teacher and I was wondering, if a mother brought her child in and a bottle of her Breast Milk and I fed it to the baby and if the baby threw up on me or if the breast milk got into a cut of mine is this a risk for getting HIV/Aids....
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