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Facts about
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As most people know, Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the most advanced infection of the virus HIV. The human immunodeficiency virus known as HIV causes AIDS by infecting and damaging part of the body's defenses against infection — lymphocytes, which are a type of white blood cell in the body's immune system that fights off invading germs.
Around 90% of all children living with HIV acquired the infection from their mothers during pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding.
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Although there may be no immediate physical signs of HIV infection at birth, signs of the infection might appear within 2 to 3 months after a child is born.
A baby born with HIV infection most likely will appear healthy. But sometimes, within 2 to 3 months after birth, an infected baby may begin to appear sick, with poor weight gain, repeated fungal mouth infections (thrush), enlarged lymph nodes, enlarged liver or spleen, neurological problems, and multiple bacterial infections, including pneumonia.
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The world of HIV and AIDS treatment has vastly changed over the last 20 years. Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) can suppress HIV and delay its progression to AIDS in children, just as it can in adults.Children who are provided with this therapy may be able to grow up into adolescence and adulthood, to live relatively healthy and productive lives. |
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Articles On
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Bringing Desta Home
My six brothers and sisters had a decision to make: should we welcome one more child into our family?
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| Project Hopeful |
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Encourging and Educating families interested in adopting children with HIV/AIDS |
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