How Can Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)be Transmitted from Mother to Infant

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Multiple Choice

How can human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) be transmitted from mother to infant?

• A) Only in the third trimester from the maternal circulation.
• B) From a needlestick injury at birth from unsterile instruments.
• C) Only through the infant's ingestion of amniotic fluid.
• D) Through the ingestion of breast milk from an infected mother.

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