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Treatment of HIV/Aids

December 10th, 2009 | 2 Comments

The treatment for HIV is often called anti-retro-viral drugs (ARVs). The reason for this name is because AIDS is a type of retrovirus. These drugs will have to be taken daily for the rest of a person’s life and can cause serious discomfort.
The main treatment for HIV prescribed by doctors is usually 3 or more drugs that stop the virus from spreading more. This method was started after various studies have shown that using 3 or more drugs will cause patients to live longer and the virus will progress slower.
There is no combination of drugs available that can cure AIDS, but the more the drugs reduce the amount of virus in your body, the healthier you will be.
The choice of drugs to take depends on the person and a number of factors:

Disease stage
Whether the person’s infection is resistant to any the drugs
Availability and price of drugs
The number of pills
The side …

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Introduction to HIV/AIDS

December 8th, 2009 | Add a Comment

What is the meaning if the word AIDS?
Acquired Resulting from exposure to something.
Immune Deficiency This is a weakness in the body’s system that fights diseases.
Syndrome This is a group of health problems that make up a disease.
AIDS is caused by HIV, that can be abbreviated as Human Immunodeficiency Virus. If you get infected with HIV, your body will try to fight the infection. It will make antibodies, (special molecules to fight HIV).
You get a variety of tests that you can do to determine if you have AIDS. One way is to look for HIV antibodies. Once it is established that you have the HIV antibodies in your system (that means that you are HIV-Positive), further tests will be done to determine if you have AIDS.
Being HIV-positive, or having HIV disease, is not the same as having AIDS. Many people are HIV-positive but don’t get sick for many years. As HIV …

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