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Is the breast milk of an HIV positive woman infective?

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Is the breast milk of an HIV positive woman infective?

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HIV is known to be present in the breast milk of an infected woman. Hence, there is a possibility of acquiring the infection via breast milk. However, in a country like India where infant mortality is very high, the advantages of breast feeding (prevention of other infections) outweigh the risk of HIV infection through breast milk. Formula feeding should be advocated on individual cases only after proper counselling.

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HIV is known to be present in the breast milk of an infected woman. Hence, there is a possibility of acquiring the infection via breast milk. However, in a country like India where infant mortality is very high, the advantages of breast feeding (prevention of other infections) outweigh the risk of HIV infection through breast milk. Formula feeding should be advocated on individual cases only after proper counseling.

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HIV is present in the breast milk of an infected woman. There is a possibility of contracting the infection through breast milk.

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