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The Youngest Victims: HIV & Aids

Researchers have made tremendous strides in understanding how the HIV virus works to destroy the immune system. Scientists have determined that giving certain medications to HIV-positive pregnant women can drastically reduce the risk of passing the virus to their babies. But there are still thousands of children born with HIV around the world. This episode of Kids Healthworks explores the latest treatments that are helping HIV-positive children to live into adolescence and beyond, something unheard of just a few years ago. Also, meet the doctors and health professionals who are working hard to give these youngest victims a fighting chance.

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How can parents deal with an older sibling's jealousy towards a newborn?
  Ignore the child's outbursts
  Keep the children away from one another until the older sibling calms down
  Allow the older child to play a role with the newborn.

ITV American Academy of Pediatrics Discovery Health Channel