HIV Transmission through Tattoos

HIV/AIDS Disease: Transmission Transition

Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission

In Iran 8% of HIV- infected cases are women. Since most of them are young and in childbearing ages, in case of becoming pregnant and not receiving preventive measures, they can infect their child. Without Preventive measures transmission rate is 15 to 45 percent. Several factors such as sever stage of HIV and AIDS ,CD4 low count, high viral loud, acute retroviral phase, STDs, vaginal delivery, ...

Commentary: probability of HIV transmission through anal intercourse.

Anal intercourse remains the most common means of HIV transmission in most of the developed world. Homosexual men represent the largest group of new HIV infections in Australia, Western Europe and North America. The rate of HIV diagnosis in homosexual men is on the increase in these regions, and this most likely reflects a true increase in HIV incidence. Recently, it has become clear that homos...

HIV transmission through breastfeeding: a study in Malawi.

CONTEXT Understanding the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission through breastfeeding is essential for advising HIV-infected mothers and formulating public health policy recommendations. OBJECTIVE To measure the frequency, timing, and risk factors of HIV transmission through breast milk. DESIGN Prospective cohort study conducted between 1994 and 1997, with follow-up of inf...

A Case Report of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis in An HIV-Positive Patient: Risk of Possible Transmission through Contaminated Water/Food

Introduction: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligatory intracellular protozoan with a worldwide distribution. We reported here the cerebral toxoplasmosis in an Iranian HIV-positive patient. Case report: A 35-year-old woman that hospitalized at Golestan province, in summer 2016 because of dizziness, fever, and headache. After treatment, she showed severe pain and then paralysis symptoms. Magnetic res...