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.
1 Jaundice is caused by too much bilirubin in the blood. 2  Newborns get it because their livers are not yet fully developed and can't get rid of the bilirubin. 3  Jaundice can cause the face, eyes, chest, stomach, and legs to turn yellow. 4  Jaundice is not contagious. 5  Mild cases usually clear up on their own.uick Answers. 1  Jaundice is a common condition in newborns. 2  Jaundice is caused by too much bilirubin in the blood. 3  Newborns get it because their livers are not yet fully developed and can't get rid of the bilirubin.