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.
Jaundice is actually a yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyesâ. This is caused by elevated bilirubin levels in the newborns blood. Jaundice normally appears first on the face and then will move down the body to the chest, abdomen, arms and legs.aundice will develop when a babyâs liver is not efficient enough to remove the bilirubin from the bloodstream. Once the baby begins to mature and the red blood cell amounts diminish, the jaundice will subside with no lasting effects on the baby. This usually happens about 1-2 weeks after birth.