21. The virus can be passed by e-mail, floppy disk or other means, but is easily detected and destroyed by most anti-virus software. 22. The virus is passed in humans through contact with bodily fluids. 23. They learned the virus could be passed through blood products like Factor IX. 24. When they return home they infect their rural wives, who often pass the virus along to babies while nursing. 25. But improved sterilization methods slashed the number of cases, and today the virus is typically passed from mother to child during birth, she said. 26. In January, a French orthopedic surgeon who unknowingly passed the virus to a patient urged that all surgeons eventually be tested. 27. In January, a French orthopedic surgeon who unknowingly passed the virus to a patient, urged that all surgeons eventually be tested. 28. In working with Chinese health authorities, UNICEF will focus on preventing infected mothers from passing the virus to children, Judd said. 29. Nearly one-third of those women will pass the virus to their babies, he said. 30. The virus is passed through contact with bodily fluids, such as mucus, saliva and blood, but is not airborne. |