The Student Nurse Is Presenting a Clinical Conference, and the Topic

The student nurse is presenting a clinical conference, and the topic of discussion is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in children. The student is focusing the discussion on the methods of transmission of the virus. Which of the following would be included in the discussion?

A) HIV cannot be spread by hugging, holding, or touching other people.
B) HIV can be transmitted from open wounds but only if there is skin-to-skin contact.
C) HIV is only able to be transmitted from an infected mother to her baby through breast milk.
D) HIV infection cannot be transmitted by unprotected sexual intercourse if the female uses an intrauterine device as birth control.