Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) and Breastfeeding Science, Research Advances, and Policy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kourtis, Athena P. (Editor), Bulterys, Marc (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 743
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Virology.; Maternal and child health services.; Infectious diseases.; Epidemiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Maternal and Child Health.; Infectious Diseases.

The HIV pandemic continues to levy a heavy burden on the human race world-wide. The estimated number of people who became newly infected with HIV in 2009 was 2.6 million; most of these individuals live in Sub-Saharan Africa, followed by India and Southeast Asia. An estimated 370,000 new cases of ped...