[BREAST MILK AS A VEHICLE OF TRANSMISSION OF VIRUS].
BACKGROUND
breast milk, besides being a source of feeding for children, it can be a vehicle for transmission of some infectious diseases.


OBJECTIVE
to revise the main viral agents which can be acquired for children through breast milk and its possible clinical implication.


METHODS
literature search was made in different databases and books.


RESULTS
date on the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2, human T-lymphotropic virus, cytomegalovirus, hepatitis A, B and C virus, herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, varicella zoster virus and other viruses are exposed in detail.


CONCLUSIONS
the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2, human T-lymphotropic virus and cytomegalovirus in preterm newborns or low birth weight are the most frequent viruses that cause infection or illness in children as a result of its transmission through breast milk. For other viruses, such as varicella zoster, hepatitis A or hepatitis B, the immunoprophylaxis of the newborn, through the administration of immunoglobulin and vaccine, protect children against their transmission.
Servicio de Microbiología y Parasitología, Hospital de Medina del Campo, Medina del Campo.. crisglju@gmail.com.
María Cristina
MC
Garcia-Loygorri
Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid.. crisglju@gmail.com.
Daniel
D
De Luis
Centro de salud Cártama-Estación, Estación.. crisis40@yahoo.es.
Belén
B
Torreblanca
Servicio de Microbiología e Inmunología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid.. gmr810@hotmail.com.
Gabriel Alberto
GA
March
Facultad de Medicina, Área de Pediatría, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid.. charibachiller@gmail.com.
María Rosario
MR
Bachiller
Gerencia del Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España.. jmeirosbouza@gmail.com.
José María
JM
Eiros
D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000821:virology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology*