People living with HIV/AIDS

The process of feeding a child who is not receiving any breast milk with a diet that provides all the nutrients the child needs. During the first 6 months this should be with a suitable breast-milk su [..]

Substances in the blood or other body fluids that destroy bacteria, viruses, or other harmful agents (antigens). They are members of a class of proteins known as immunoglobulins, which are produced by [..]

Body mass index (kilogram/meter2)

Any food being marketed or otherwise presented as partial or total replacement for breast milk, whether or not suitable for that purpose.

Any food being marketed or otherwise represented as a partial or total replacement for breast milk, whether or not suitable for that purpose. A breast milk substitute can be commercial infant formula [..]

Community planning groups are responsible for developing HIV prevention, treatment, and care plans that are used in their communities. The goal of HIV community planning is to improve the effectivenes [..]

Inactive infection that is still present in the body.

A painful infection with the varicella virus that normally causes chicken pox. The virus may be dormant for many years in the cells of the nervous system. When reactivated it appears on the skin in va [..]

The period when an infecting organism is in the body but is not producing any clinically noticeable ill effects or symptoms. In HIV disease, clinical latency is an asymptomatic period in the early yea [..]