Can a HIV+ person be around a New Born baby in the household?

My aunt is asking to stay with me and my family for a couple of weeks and she's HIV+. I don't have a problem of her situation but I'm due a new born baby in 2 weeks and wondering with the weakening of my aunts immune system, would this have any affect on my new born child health?



Please excuse my ignorance to this topic.Can a HIV+ person be around a New Born baby in the household?it's pretty difficult to catch HIV. it pretty much requires a direct transfer of body fluid (not saliva) from one person to another. unless your aunt will be sharing needles, giving a blood transfusion, or having sex with the baby, you don't have to worry.



talk to your pediatrician about how to take extra precautions if you need to.Can a HIV+ person be around a New Born baby in the household?
Your ignorance is excused. It's not your fault, but rather socity's, which has largely forgotten HIV/AIDS.



Your child is completely safe unless your Aunt has open wounds/sores. Your Aunt probably is already aware of this. Responsible HIV positive individuals are quite aware of blood and open sores.



There should be no problem with your Aunt being around an infant, unless perhaps your Aunt had full-blown AIDS, in which case it's difficult to be around anyone. Your child is no more likely to get ill with a cold/flu, etc with an HIV-positive person than anyone else. The reverse is not always true.Can a HIV+ person be around a New Born baby in the household?If you make a search on Google or Yahoo! You will be able to have answers to all your questions, need to know and apprehension. At least you'll get the whole truth mostly about your concerns which might be legitimate but not verified. You'll get all HIV FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), search indexes, listings of questions / answers about HIV, AIDS you need to ask and learn answers you ought to know %26amp; about all possible issues related to the subject. Facts for life, the complete HIV/AIDS resources, what You and the People You Care About Need to Know About, even knowing if you could catch HIV from a mosquito bite...



But clinically and technically, I don't think your aunt is a problem issue here... Knowledge is the gateway to truth, ignorance the gateway to prejudice and insanity...



Good luck and good reading
HIV is not spread through normal every day contact. You can't get HIV from being around a person who has it, from touching them, or from living with them. HIV is a virus that is transmitted through bodily fluids. Normally this happens during sexual situations, but it can also be transmitted through blood. Your aunt has an illness that weakens her immune system. That doesn't mean that it will have any effect on anyone else she comes in contact with. Trust her to be smart enough to avoid doing things that could potentially pass on the virus. Do yourself and your aunt a favor and do a google search on 'how is hiv transmitted' and read some things there. Ignorance I can forgive, but stupidity I can't, so be careful.Can a HIV+ person be around a New Born baby in the household?I think I understand what you are asking. If your Aunt has AIDS, not just the HIV virus, then her immunity is quite low. This means that she is more susceptible to every cold, flu, phneumonia that is out there. There are a whole host of illnesses that she could come in contact with. Not only would these be bad for your baby, but your Aunt could easily pick up a bug from your household.



Find out how she is feeling before she comes down. If she is in good spirits, and feeling well, then don't worry about a thing. Let her hug and kiss that baby as much as she wants. The only thing she could possibly pass on to the baby is a cold, but make sure she isn't compromised in any other way with something more serious first.



Your Aunt is probably more in danger of getting ill than your baby is.



Have a nice visit..Can a HIV+ person be around a New Born baby in the household?
It wont harm your baby, but your baby cannot make contact with open wounds on your aunt... HIV is transmitted through sex or blood... I can understand your worry!! My advice would be to further educate yourself on the topic... read anything and everything you can about it... know how it's transmitted... and pretty much anything you can find out about it... I'm sure if you further educate yourself on the topic you would feel a little better about letting your aunt move in.
I don't believe so you can only get HIV through blood transplant, sex and needles, you can't even get it through kissing. So no sharing of blood nor bodily fluids = no HIV. If you are in doubt though check with your doctor but everything should be fine and I understand why you are concerned



Good Luck!Can a HIV+ person be around a New Born baby in the household?
No it will not affect your new born child at all. Just being around a person with HIV cannot affect someone. The only way a person with HIV will affect another person is through sharing needles, if their blood somehow gets into someone elses open cuts or sexual intercourse.
I understand and feel exactly how you feel, but it would be just fine for her even to hold the baby, providing she does not have any open wounds. and as you should know her blood is contagious. Please educate yourself more on this topic.
HIV is not an airbourne virus. Just being around someone with HIV will not hurt your baby.



There would be a problem if your baby came into contact with her blood, but other than that she would be fine around your baby.
It will not affect your baby. The only way it would affect your baby is if your aunt gets cut and your baby gets a cut and they get blood contact. But just your aunt being around the baby won't matter, HIV isn't airborne.
well, that depends, is your aunt advanced enough to stay sick a lot or get sick easily? if so, she may get bub sick with whatever she has picked up....and it does not take a direct open wound to open wound to contract the virus, ex..if you aunt cut her finger and some infected body fluid was to come in contact with you, or your baby's mucous membranes (eyes, etc) it can be passed that way and your baby will have a comprimised immune system due to immaturity....i would be very cautious if you do this, and regardless of what they say about the hiv virus not living outside the body, how do you think it infects ppl who use dirty needles? obviously it is outside the body for some time as they cook up their own bit of juice....personally, i would be too nervous with a new baby....just me, probly would be fine, esp if your aunt is very cautious about her condition; another thought is if she is still young or healthy enough to have her menstrual period; as that is blood, it also will carry her virus....ask your ped and see what they suggest....perhaps your aunt could stay with another family member?

i also believe if it could not live out of the body they wouldn't be so concerned at the hosp when someone gets stuck with a dirty needle, cops wouldn't worry about getting stuck with a junkies needle when doing patdowns, etc....i got stuck with a dirty needle (not an hiv +) thank god, and they still tested me several times over the next so many months and tested the patient too....lucky, all was well....good luck

hiv is present in blood and body fluids...how else would it be passed during sex? i saw someone said it was only in blood...
Yeah, your ignorance is excused. HIV is NOT CONTAGEOUS! We learned this in the 80s! It can only be transmitted through sex and blood.



As long as your aunt does not bleed in the baby's mouth or open wound, or has sex with it, you're fine.



Please excuse the harshness of this answer.