HIV/AIDS
Studies from A.P. Kourtis and co-authors have provided new information about HIV/AIDS
Published in AIDS Weekly, December 17th, 2007
According to a study from the United States, "Breastfeeding accounts for up to half of all infant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections worldwide and carries an estimated transmission risk of about 15% when continued into the second year of life. Because replacement feeding is not safely available, culturally acceptable, or affordable in many parts of the world and because breastfeeding provides protection against other causes of infant mortality, approaches that reduce breastfeeding mother-to child transmission of HIV are being explored."
"These include exclusive breastfeeding for the infant's first few months of life followed by rapid weaning, treatments of...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2007-12-17)
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