New developments regarding the 13-year-old child who passed away from AIDS.

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The sad news from İzmir has dominated Turkey's agenda. A 13-year-old child, hospitalized with suspected osteoporosis, was found to be HIV positive (AIDS). Despite all interventions in the hospital, the child could not be saved. It has been determined that the child died due to AIDS, and new details regarding the child's death have emerged. It was revealed that the child did not have AIDS three years ago, while the father carried the HIV virus, and the mother did not.

The investigation, which also considers the possibility of domestic abuse, will look into how AIDS was transmitted to the child and whether any abuse occurred.

"A 13-YEAR-OLD MALE CHILD"

Here are the latest details shared by Melike Şahin from NTV regarding the matter:

"A 13-year-old child has died due to AIDS. He was receiving treatment at Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital in İzmir. His condition was very severe when he was hospitalized. He was admitted due to osteoporosis and did not have a positive HIV test. In other words, he was in the final stage, but he was taken to the hospital when other illnesses were added. Unfortunately, his struggle for life did not last long, and he passed away. Let’s note that he was a 13-year-old male child."

HOW IS THE HIV VIRUS TRANSMITTED?

HIV positive is generally transmitted through sexual contact. If the mother is HIV positive, it can be transmitted to the baby at birth. However, in recent years, with new treatments, mothers can receive treatment during pregnancy to ensure that their children are born without HIV. If a child is born HIV positive and does not receive treatment, unfortunately, they pass away very shortly thereafter.

"FATHER HIV POSITIVE, MOTHER HIV NEGATIVE"

Therefore, if a 13-year-old child did not acquire this virus at birth, which according to the information I have indicates that the child did not acquire it at birth, there is a risk of transmission through another means, such as sexual contact. When it comes to children in question, the issue of abuse also arises. It should be noted that all HIV positive cases in children are also judicial cases. The child's father is HIV positive. This is already being monitored. However, I learned that the mother is not HIV positive. There is already information that the child was not born with a virus.

"WE LEARNED THAT THE CHILD DID NOT HAVE AIDS 3 YEARS AGO"

This is also very important. The child underwent a tonsillectomy in 2021, and during this routine surgery, an HIV test is performed. In the HIV test conducted on the child in 2021, the child tested negative. So we learn that the child who passed away was not HIV positive three years ago. Clearly, the virus was transmitted to the child in the last three years, and the child could not be treated. This strengthens the situation that it is indeed a judicial case. It indicates that there is a possibility of sexual transmission. Let’s say that domestic abuse is also among the possibilities. The investigation is likely ongoing in this direction. The way the virus was transmitted to the child and whether any abuse occurred will be investigated."

THERE ARE NEARLY 250 HIV POSITIVE CHILDREN IN TURKEY

In a statement regarding the tragic incident, Şahin pointed out that there has been a notable increase in HIV positive cases among children, stating, "Currently, there are 100 HIV positive children being monitored at Istanbul Medical Faculty. The virus has been transmitted sexually to 20 of these children. One is a case of abuse. Currently, there are nearly 250 known HIV positive children in Turkey who have been diagnosed."