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Baby to mother transmission
we know that a baby can get hiv from mother while feeding, but can it happen the other way, can a baby pass on hiv to its mother while breast feeding?
This is the most bizarre question yet. An infected infant could NOT pass HIV to his/her mother while breasfeeding. HIV isn't transmitted thru the skin...it must reach the bloodstream and there is only a few ways that happens.
a theoretical question assuming the baby somehow contratcted the virus. i would thing that the baby would have to have a mouth full of blood to be a risk to the mother, am i right?
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