Tuesday, May 1, 2007

AIDS virus can hide for years in babies

AIDS virus hides quickly inside babies' blood (Reuters)

Twin babies born to an HIV-positive mother are seen at an orphanage in Bangkok November 29, 2006. Drug-resistant versions of the AIDS virus passed from mother to child can quickly hide in the infant's immune system cells and lurk for years, researchers reported on Monday. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)Reuters - Drug-resistant versions of the AIDS virus passed from mother to child can quickly hide in the infant's immune system cells and lurk for years, researchers reported on Monday.


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