HIV children HIV is the seventh cause of death of children... How is AIDS diagnosed in children? What are the symptoms of AIDS in pregnancy? Is there an AIDS test for babies? HIV infection is a chronic infection with an RNA virus.. AIDS occurs when HIV infection disrupts the immune system and opportunistic infections occur.. Opportunistic organisms in AIDS patients usually do not harm people with normal immune systems.. HIV can occur in all children.. Recent advances have reduced the possibility of transmission to the newborn during delivery or through sexual, skin-to-skin, or vertical breast contact.. Factors that can cause risk Infections during childbirth include: high viral load in the mother's body Low CD4+ in maternal serum Drug use by the mother HIV virus Birth weight less than 2500 grams Maternal transmission is reduced by administration of prenatal, intrapartum, and infancy prophylaxis.. Average age of onset of infection is 12-18 months.. Viral presence in infants younger than 18 months is confirmed by two separate positive HIV DNA PCR tests.. EIA, Western blot assay, or virus detection tests are required.. Liver enzymes may be elevated.. CD4+ lymphocyte count at baseline and during The follow-up is measured.... The decrease in the number of these cells indicates the progress of the disease.... HIV tests include: HIV load, anti-HIVp24 test and HIV culture... Other diagnostic work is done based on the patient's referral and under the supervision of a pediatrician. Upon diagnosis by a pediatrician, all children younger than 12 months or those with a viral load of 100,000 should receive antiretroviral therapy... In older children and adolescents, the timing of treatment is determined by the CD4+ count, clinical status, and viral load. Reverse... to reduce the viral load.... ### Conclusion Finally, it should be said that it is necessary for the mother to do all the necessary tests before pregnancy and during pregnancy, and also to inject all the natural vaccines for the child, including the flu vaccine and vaccines that are normal for the number of CD4+ cells..