Today, the infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is a dramatic demonstration of the interaction between malnutrition and infection. HIV transmission from mother to fetus is greater when the mother is rich in vitamin A. The infection is most rapidly among people who are fed poor are poor. And severe weight loss and muscle, are the advanced features of the disease), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). As with other infections, HIV interacts with malnutrition in a vicious circle, a devastating cycle. If untreated, infection with HIV in runs (AIDS). The virus attacks the immune system to destroy its victim. If a person is unable to fight infections and malignant diseases, diseases quickly exhausted marginal stores of nutrients, which accelerates the path of severe malnutrition and death. However, malnutrition and HIV interact at different levels than others, and:
1. Low levels of vitamin A in pregnant women to an increased rate of transmission of HIV to their unborn children. » Read more: Malnutrition and HIV Interact