Comments on: HIV AIDS Transmission

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:42:22 +0000

The answer is false, and our winner is Sara Benson.

Congratulations Sara!

HIV can be passed from a mother to her child in three ways: during pregnancy, during childbirth, or through the breast milk. Even though children may not be infected when they are born, they can still be infected later through their mother’s breast milk.

Simple drug interventions, however, can prevent mother-to-child transmission, which can greatly reduce the overall rate of HIV transmission.

Source: The Skeptic’s Guide to the Global AIDS Crisis by Dale Hanson Bourke (Colorado Springs, Colo.: Authentic Books, 2006), p. 15

By: Sara Benson

Sara Benson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:03:24 +0000

False. Hiv can be transmitted through breastfeeding.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:07:32 +0000

The child can still become infected from breastfeeding.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:28:49 +0000

Unfortunately it is false

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:10:29 +0000

False because HIV can be transmitted through breastfeeding.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:32:42 +0000

The answer is false.

By: Amy Wallace

Amy Wallace — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:48:11 +0000

I’m going to say false.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:12:16 +0000

The baby can still contract HIV from his/her mother if she breastfeeds.

By: Sarah Charles

Sarah Charles — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:29:55 +0000

Breastfeeding can transmit HIV as well. Wow, what a dilemma in countries where there are not other ways to feed the baby…I never really thought of that before…

By: Brittany

Brittany — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:22:41 +0000

FALSE – The infant may contract HIV during pregnancy, childbirth, or through nursing (breast milk).