Childhood HIV cases in Indonesia reach 12,553, watch out for signs and symptoms!

KOMPAS. com – Case HIV affecting children in Indonesia penetrated to 12,553. Most are under the age of 4 with 4,764 cases.

The Director of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (P2PM) of the Ministry of Health, Imran Pambudi, said that overall the children infected with HIV were under 14 years old.

“If you look at the numbers, children under the age of four are more dominant with HIV. And if you look at the total, there are approximately 12,533 children ages 14 and under who have known HIV status. HIV,” he said, reported by kompas.comTuesday (11/29/2022).

As for the data records HIV cases in children in Indonesia it is an accumulation from 2020 to September 2022.

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HIV cases in children

HIV cases in children occur not only in Indonesia, but also in other countries, such as the United States.

Reported by Medical News TodayHIV is a virus that damages the body’s immune system to fight infections and some types of cancer.

In children who don’t have perfect immunity, exposure to the HIV virus will make the infection more severe.

Also from the same page, children exposed to HIV will show a variety of symptoms.

Symptoms of HIV in children it tends to vary according to their age.

Following HIV symptoms in children: