The Sad Truth: Children with HIV
Most people know about AIDS. They know that it can be contracted through sexual activity and through blood. They know that it affects millions of people, but they often don't know just who is susceptible.
Originally, people thought that it only affected drug users and homosexual men. Now they only think that it affects adults. While all adults can contract the AIDS virus, it is wrong to think that they are the only ones who can get it. In fact, there are many children with AIDS in the world. Most people don't realize those important and saddening AIDS statistics.
First, let’s review how you can contract AIDS or HIV. It has to be done with either blood or certain other kinds of bodily fluids. This includes semen, pre-seminal fluid, and vaginal fluid. If you come into contact with any of these fluids, and that person happens to be infected with HIV, there is a chance that you will get sick as well. Most people think that it stops there, though. Well, that is not true. In reality, breast milk can also make someone contract the virus.
There are several instances when a baby can get AIDS. If the mother is infected while she is pregnant, there is a good chance that she could pass the virus onto the child then. This is because of all of the sharing of fluids that goes on between mother and unborn child. It can also happen during childbirth since the baby will likely touch some of the mother's blood. Finally, the baby can get the disease if it is breast fed. If you are having a child and you have AIDS, make sure not to breast feed. There is the chance that your baby could be born without AIDS, but giving them breast milk will almost certainly change that.
As AIDS statistics show, it is a lot harder for babies and children to deal with the effects of AIDS than adults. The virus is a lot harder on their immune systems and they will feel much worse. Because of this, doctors will likely prescribe much harder and more potent medications for the treatment of the child. Not only will the kid feel terrible from the actual disease, but they will also feel bad from all of the really bad side effects that come from these medications, such as fatigue, malaise, and diarrhea. As you can see, children have a really hard time when they have HIV; much harder than adults do.
When you get down to it, though, AIDS is just a terrible virus. It isn't fun for anyone, not people who have it or people who know someone who has it. It is a terrible and deadly disease. Because of this, scientists are always working hard to find a cure. While they haven't yet reached that point, they have found a lot of great treatments over the years through this research. These treatments have gotten better and better over the years. People with AIDS now are having an easier time of it than people who had AIDS in the 1980s.
Now you know about how hard it can be for children with HIV. Although it is easy to ignore, the fact of the matter is that children can get this illness too. The sad part is that it is rarely their own doing and instead the fault of the mother. These children are very innocent and need to be taken care of. If you are willing to help, your time and money can go a long way to helping the cause and improving the lives of these children.
Originally, people thought that it only affected drug users and homosexual men. Now they only think that it affects adults. While all adults can contract the AIDS virus, it is wrong to think that they are the only ones who can get it. In fact, there are many children with AIDS in the world. Most people don't realize those important and saddening AIDS statistics.
First, let’s review how you can contract AIDS or HIV. It has to be done with either blood or certain other kinds of bodily fluids. This includes semen, pre-seminal fluid, and vaginal fluid. If you come into contact with any of these fluids, and that person happens to be infected with HIV, there is a chance that you will get sick as well. Most people think that it stops there, though. Well, that is not true. In reality, breast milk can also make someone contract the virus.
There are several instances when a baby can get AIDS. If the mother is infected while she is pregnant, there is a good chance that she could pass the virus onto the child then. This is because of all of the sharing of fluids that goes on between mother and unborn child. It can also happen during childbirth since the baby will likely touch some of the mother's blood. Finally, the baby can get the disease if it is breast fed. If you are having a child and you have AIDS, make sure not to breast feed. There is the chance that your baby could be born without AIDS, but giving them breast milk will almost certainly change that.
As AIDS statistics show, it is a lot harder for babies and children to deal with the effects of AIDS than adults. The virus is a lot harder on their immune systems and they will feel much worse. Because of this, doctors will likely prescribe much harder and more potent medications for the treatment of the child. Not only will the kid feel terrible from the actual disease, but they will also feel bad from all of the really bad side effects that come from these medications, such as fatigue, malaise, and diarrhea. As you can see, children have a really hard time when they have HIV; much harder than adults do.
When you get down to it, though, AIDS is just a terrible virus. It isn't fun for anyone, not people who have it or people who know someone who has it. It is a terrible and deadly disease. Because of this, scientists are always working hard to find a cure. While they haven't yet reached that point, they have found a lot of great treatments over the years through this research. These treatments have gotten better and better over the years. People with AIDS now are having an easier time of it than people who had AIDS in the 1980s.
Now you know about how hard it can be for children with HIV. Although it is easy to ignore, the fact of the matter is that children can get this illness too. The sad part is that it is rarely their own doing and instead the fault of the mother. These children are very innocent and need to be taken care of. If you are willing to help, your time and money can go a long way to helping the cause and improving the lives of these children.
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