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.
Infant jaundice (say: john-diss) is when a baby's skin, eyes, and mouth turn a yellow color. Jaundice is common in the first few days of a baby's life. The yellow color is caused by bilirubin. Bilirubin is made when the body breaks down old red blood cells.