AIDS & HIV Treatment
& Medication Side Effects
Before delving into HIV treatment, let's start with the basics. - HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- AIDS = Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
How it is transmitted: - Through the exchange or transference of bodily fluids including blood, semen and vaginal secretions.
- Sharing drug injection needles with people who are infected with the virus; accidental needlestick with a needle that is contaminated with infected blood
- Receiving transfusions of infected blood and/or blood products
- Mothers passing it on to their babies during pregnancy, delivery and/or through their breast milk
How it is NOT transmitted: - Through touching an infected person
- From water fountains
- Sharing a bathroom or toilet seat with an infected person
How it can be prevented: - Only use new, clean needles when injecting... or preferably, just quit sharing needles altogether
- Avoid sexual contact with infected individuals
Ongoing clinical trials are being conducted for reasons including, but not limited to, looking for a vaccine or a cure for this condition.
Drugs approved for treating HIV infection
Medications used for HIV treatment fall into different classes and they are listed below.Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs): - Combivir
- Emtriva
- Epivir
- Epzicom
- Hivid
- Retrovir
- Trizivir
- Truvada
- Videx EC
- Videx
- Viread
- Zerit
- Ziagen
Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs): - Intelence
- Rescriptor
- Sustiva
- Viramune
Protease Inhibitors (PIs): - Agenerase
- Aptivus
- Crixivan
- Fortovase
- Invirase
- Kaletra
- Lexiva
- Norvir
- Prezista
- Reyataz
- Viracept
Fusion Inhibitors: CCR-5 Receptor Antagonists: HIV Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors: Multi-Class Combination:
I usually like to also offer some home remedies where applicable since I know most people don't like to resort to medications as a first line of treatment. Unfortunately though, there are no home remedies for treating AIDS.
After dinner rest a while,
after supper walk a mile
- Arabic proverb
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April 28, 2009
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