Your baby has grown to weigh 6 to 10 pounds (on average). To accomplish all of these productive changes, your body needs approximately 300 extra calories per day during your 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Every woman should discuss her individual nutritional needs with her health care provider.
Practice Essentials. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a blood-borne virus typically transmitted via sexual intercourse, shared intravenous drug paraphernalia, and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), which can occur during the birth process or during breastfeeding.
HIV is an abbreviation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. There are two main forms of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 was discovered by Luc Montagnier and his associates at the Institute Pasteur in Paris in 1983. HIV-2 was first identified among patients in Cameroon in 1985.