Suggests ways to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS in developing countries. Growth in the incidence of infection in the 1990's; How developing nations are unable to pay for AIDS treatment drugs; Opinion that pressuring pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of these drugs is a poor ...
Treatment of HIV/AIDS patients involves treatment of opportunistic infections prophylaxis against some of these and antiretroviral (ARV) therapy with three or more drugs simultaneously (triple therapy). ARV treatment the main focus of this personal advocacy paper includes both the drugs themselves as we...
Here, we discuss how a therapeutic cure for HIV could address persistent unmet needs associated with current treatment and prevention strategies. We define an HIV cure as an intervention that leads to sustained HIV remission in an individual, suppressing HIV viraemia, minimising transmission, preventing...
The amount of HIV found in your body is called your "viral load." During your treatment, your blood will be checked regularly to see what your viral load is. When it drops to a point where doctors can no longer measure it, your viral load is called "undetectable." Most people with HI...
Learn more about HIV-1 and how treatment options work together to help lower your viral load to undetectable and raise your CD4 cell count.
HIV works to promote the expression of genes implicated in cancer. Essentially, HIV wrests control of activation of these cancer genes from the host cells. Although this process does not cause cancer in T cells, the researchers said, the process may help these HIV-harboring T cells to prolifer...
Start HIV Treatment As Soon As Possible After Diagnosis Get in care and take medicine to treat HIV (called antiretroviral therapy or ART). Taking HIV medicine can reduce the amount of HIV in the blood (called viral load). HIV medicine can make the viral load very low (called viral suppress...
See at LetsGetChecked HIV tests are generally accurate if you follow the test instructions, but if you get a positive result, follow up with your doctor to confirm the result and get next steps for treatment. If you test positive at your doctor's office or in a clinic, yo...
Lessen your chances of getting "treatment-resistant" HIV Lessen your chances of passing HIV on to other people You’re more likely to get certain infections if you have HIV (the risk goes down if you take your HIV medications). These infections include: ...
Studies show that a 20-year-old, HIV-positive person on antiretroviral therapy can expect to live into their 70s, but the risk of other health issues can affect how long you live with HIV.