VERTICAL TRANSMISSION OF HIV: A STUDY PERFORMED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF SOUTHWEST BAIANO

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a Retrovirus RNA of simple filament, responsible for the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The virus affects the body's immunologic system destroying the defense cells, particularly the CD4 + T lymphocytes. By the infection of women of repro...

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Main Authors: Maria Tereza Magalhães Morais, Izabela Moreira Silva
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia 2014-09-01
Series:Revista Saúde.com
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.uesb.br/revista/rsc/ojs/index.php/rsc/article/view/234/273