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This is the last and most dangerous stage for those not under treatment. This is a period where the immune system is extremely weakened, leaving the body at risk for many infections. During this stage, the number of CD4 cells reduces. If you are not taking your medication you can live up...
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.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects the human body's immune system and may cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Learn about HIV, and understand life expectancy for those who have it. Explore treatment methodologies for HIV, including reverse transcriptase, protease inhibitors, and ...
What is antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV infection? Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a treatment regimen for HIVinfection with a combination of three or more classes ofdrugs. Each drug class attacks the virus in a different way at different phases of its replication cycle. ART controls the ...
RNA test:A highly expensive test that detects the disease about 10 days following exposure What are treatment options for HIV? To reduce HIV levels in the body, effective HIV treatment involves a combination of anti-HIV medications, which should be started immediately. Antiretroviral therapy (ART)...
Why is it difficult for a nurse to diagnose TB in HIV-positive patients? What are the phases of standard treatment in TB that a nurse should be aware of? Why is tuberculosis an important infectious disease? What is the etiology of Ebola?
Viral load.This is the gold standard for tracking your HIV treatment. It’s the amount of HIV in your blood. The goal of your treatment is to make it so low that it’s undetectable. That means you have too few viruses for tests to pick up, and that you can’t pass on HIV to so...
(HIV), first-line treatment is replaced with second-line treatment if the patient fails on first-line. Failure of first-line refers to the fact that the virus has become resistant to some or all of the drugs in the regimen. HIV is generally treated with triple therapy, or three different...
The goal of this activity is to improve learners’ competence in implementing optimal HIV treatment and prevention strategies through the appropriate use of contemporary antiretroviral regimens. Target AudienceThis program is intended for physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physician associates...