HIV causes an incurable infection that leads ultimately to a terminal disease called AIDS which is a group retrovirus. Worldwide 25 - 30% of infected patients are woman and 90% of them are 22 - 49 of age.
Incidence -
Estimate at national level are that about 3.7 million people were suffering from HIV infection in most Asian countries. The infection rate is less than 0.5%.
Mode of transmission -
The mode of transmission of HIV are :
HIV infection in pregnancy -
The transmission from mother to fetus is about 30% in seropositive mothers. The fetus may be affected through uteroplacental transfer during delivery by contaminated secretion and blood of the birth canal and through breast milk in the neonatal period.
Incidence -
Estimate at national level are that about 3.7 million people were suffering from HIV infection in most Asian countries. The infection rate is less than 0.5%.
Mode of transmission -
The mode of transmission of HIV are :
- Sexual contact.
- Exposure to infected blood or tissue fluid.
- Through breast milk.
HIV infection in pregnancy -
The transmission from mother to fetus is about 30% in seropositive mothers. The fetus may be affected through uteroplacental transfer during delivery by contaminated secretion and blood of the birth canal and through breast milk in the neonatal period.
