Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. If left untreated, HIV can lead to the disease AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Unlike some other viruses, the human body cannot get rid of HIV. That means that once you have HIV, you have it for life.
Infant jaundice is most often caused by an excess of bilirubin. Bilirubin is the waste that remains after hemoglobin (the predominant protein in red blood cells) is released from the breakdown of the red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body.
In addition to physiological jaundice of the newborn, other types of jaundice include: 1  breastfeeding jaundice - jaundice that worsens because of poor breastmilk supply or inadequate nursing in a baby's first week, leading to dehydration and excessive weight loss.