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From: EL407007%BROWNVM.BITNET@oac.ucla.edu (Bill Sklar)
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>I learned recently that babies have been infected with HIV from
>infected mothers' breast milk.  But we were told it's due to
>the *large* quantity of the milk that is consumed (so this wouldn't
>be confused with infection from kissing, etc., which simply isn't true).

Hmmm.  Does anyone know anything more about this? I.e., are there traces
of blood in mother's milk of any sort, and do they know whether the babies
were infected through the stomach or the walls of the mouth?

--Bill