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The chance depends on many factors such as the progress of the disease, infection with other STDs and many others. They say without treatment the chance is about 25%. If the infected person is on the right anti-virals and with a Caesarean section the chance is 1% or less. Breast feeding can also pass on the virus.
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What is the difference between AIDS and HIV?
The difference between HIV and AIDS is that HIV is the virus that causes the disease AIDS. You can be a carrier of the HIV virus and not contract the disease but you can infect others.
Can you contract aids from a feather?
No, feathers do not carry the HIV virus.
If there's no HIV in the blood could you still be infected and what if you had contact with blood that's not infected with HIV?
In order to contract HIV from blood, it must be infected with the virus. Otherwise, you will not contract HIV.
Can non infected gay people get HIV?
Yes, non-infected people (gay or straight) can contract the HIV virus if they are exposed to the HIV virus from another person.
How do infants get AIDS?
Infants can contract HIV through breastmilk or while in utero. Also, a baby could contract the virus by coming into contact with tainted body fluids (blood, semen, etc.) However, there are medications HIV positive mothers can take during pregnancy that can reduce the likelihood of transmission to the fetus.
If mother is HIV positivedoes her foetus also be HIV positive?
yes, because the mother will have to breastfeed her child in the process her child will obtain the virus, the virus can not be genetically transferred however
Can you contract HIV by breastfeeding?
HIV and AIDS are not the same thing,HIV is a virus and AIDS a syndrome. You cant transmit a syndrome but you can transmit a Virus. Yes,HIV can be transmitted via Breast Milk and HIV+ Mothers should not Breast feed.
Can the fetus contract HIV if the male donor is HIV plus and if so what is level of risk?
it is highly possible that the female will contract HIV and in doing so, she will transfer HIV to the baby as soon as she breast feeds. its kinda of catch 22 because the mother HAS to breast feed the baby so he/she will receive the proper antibodies to protect it against other disease at their young age, however the baby will also receive HIV in the processthere is a SLIGHT possibility that HIV may exist in the vagina still and infect the baby, but chances are VERY slim since the vagina first of all creates a set of defenses against sperm so that as soon as most of the sperm enters the vagina, it is dead on impact, and the embryo is fused with the wall of the uterus when it is conceived, and there is a very low chance the virus could enter through thereall in all, the fetus will not receive the virus directly from the male, however there is a ridiculously high chance it will receive it in the end
What is the most common means of transmission of the HIV virus?
common means of transmission of hiv virus are, sexual intercourse, mother 2 baby,blood transfusion .
Can one contract HIV by having intercourse with a person who is not HIV positive?
It is possible to have a false negative HIV test, particuarly early in infection with HIV. If a partner has a true negative HIV test, it's not possible to get HIV from them.
Who did Rae Lewis-Thornton contract the HIV virus from?
A Boyfriend that she has been dating for sometime .
Can an unborn get aids if there mother has aids?
Yes, if the mother is HIV+ there is a chance, albeit not a overwhelming one that the fetus may also be HIV+. However, with treatment using antiretrovirals, Mother to baby transmission can be lowered to under 1%. Also it is important to note that breast milk also carries the HIV virus, and HIV+ mothers who breastfeed also risk passing on the virus to their child/children. The risk however is much lower than high risk activities.
