Tag: Pregnancy with AIDS

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Can women infected with AIDS still give birth to healthy babies?

Answer this question first, HIV-positive mothers can also give birth to normal and healthy babies. The recognized transmission routes of HIV mainly include blood, mother-to-child transmission and sexual transmission. However, mother-to-child transmission often breaks the hearts of the kind public: [Why should newborn children also suffer from this crime? [The so-called mother-to-child transmission of HIV (also known as vertical transmission), Refers to HIV-infected mothers, HIV is transmitted to the fetus/infant during pregnancy, during childbirth and during lactation after pregnancy. Without any intervention measures, The probability of mother-to-child transmission is between 15% and 45%. However, if timely intervention measures are taken before or during pregnancy (described later), the risk of infection can be controlled below 5%, and in some cases it Read More …

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Is HIV drugs really free in China?

Yes, antiviral drugs for HIV treatment in China are free of charge. Previous situation Before 2002, domestic infected persons had to take antiviral drugs at their own expense or relying on some international cooperation agencies and public welfare organizations. The cost of antiviral treatment per person per year could reach more than 100,000 RMB. After the localization of antiviral drugs, the treatment cost has dropped to about 3,000 ~ 5,000 yuan per person per year. In 2002, the Chinese government started the pilot work of free antiviral treatment in some poor areas. Post-2003 policies After the SARS epidemic in 2003, the state attached great importance to public health safety. AIDS was incorporated into the national development strategy and promulgated the Read More …

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Why does it seem that Chinese are very sensitive to mention AIDS?

If asked [are you afraid of AIDS], it is estimated that most of the answers are: [afraid.] There are many reasons for [fear], because [AIDS is contagious], because [AIDS is easy to hang up], but another reason is very important, that is, [AIDS will be discriminated against]. When we discuss [why people are always very sensitive when talking about AIDS] and turn pale at the mention of AIDS, lest we avoid it, this is actually not a problem within the scope of traditional medicine, but a social psychology problem-the [stigmatization] of AIDS. Throughout the ages, people have used to label some marginal or [abnormal] groups that deviate from social norms. AIDS patients are often labeled as “dead gay”, “young prostitutes”, Read More …

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Why does it seem that Chinese are very sensitive to mention AIDS?

If asked [are you afraid of AIDS], it is estimated that most of the answers are: [afraid.] There are many reasons for [fear], because [AIDS is contagious], because [AIDS is easy to hang up], but another reason is very important, that is, [AIDS will be discriminated against]. When we discuss [why people are always very sensitive when talking about AIDS] and turn pale at the mention of AIDS, lest we avoid it, this is actually not a problem within the scope of traditional medicine, but a social psychology problem-the [stigmatization] of AIDS. Throughout the ages, people have used to label some marginal or [abnormal] groups that deviate from social norms. AIDS patients are often labeled as “dead gay”, “young prostitutes”, Read More …

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Is HIV drugs really free in China?

Yes, antiviral drugs for HIV treatment in China are free of charge. Previous situation Before 2002, domestic infected persons had to take antiviral drugs at their own expense or relying on some international cooperation agencies and public welfare organizations. The cost of antiviral treatment per person per year could reach more than 100,000 RMB. After the localization of antiviral drugs, the treatment cost has dropped to about 3,000 ~ 5,000 yuan per person per year. In 2002, the Chinese government started the pilot work of free antiviral treatment in some poor areas. Post-2003 policies After the SARS epidemic in 2003, the state attached great importance to public health safety. AIDS was incorporated into the national development strategy and promulgated the Read More …

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Can women infected with AIDS still give birth to healthy babies?

Answer this question first, HIV-positive mothers can also give birth to normal and healthy babies. The recognized transmission routes of HIV mainly include blood, mother-to-child transmission and sexual transmission. However, mother-to-child transmission often breaks the hearts of the kind public: [Why should newborn children also suffer from this crime? [The so-called mother-to-child transmission of HIV (also known as vertical transmission), Refers to HIV-infected mothers, HIV is transmitted to the fetus/infant during pregnancy, during childbirth and during lactation after pregnancy. Without any intervention measures, The probability of mother-to-child transmission is between 15% and 45%. However, if timely intervention measures are taken before or during pregnancy (described later), the risk of infection can be controlled below 5%, and in some cases it Read More …