Aids/HIV information, Symptoms, treatment

“The goal of antiretroviral therapy should be to reduce levels of circulating virus as much as possible, for as long as possible.”  There are many different types of drugs now available to help fight HIV infection. These include:

• protease inhibitors

• nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

• non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

Each class of drugs work on a different part of the replicative cycle of the virus.

Combination therapy — consisting of two or more agents — has been shown to suppress viral replication substantially for long periods of time and to hinder the tendency toward resistant strains of virus.

In clinical studies, combination therapy has demonstrated a significant impact on disease progression and has increased survival.

After we check your viral load, we can determine an appropriate therapy for you.

It is important to remember that current therapies are not a cur for HIV or AIDS. People taking these treatments may still develop infections or,other conditions associated with HIV.

Because of this, it is very important for you to remain under the care of a doctor: Available treatments have not been shown to reduce the risk of passing HIV to others through sexual contact or blood contamination.

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