PCB 4232 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Viral Load, 8 Seconds, Treatment As Prevention
18 Dec 2016
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If someone tested positive for hiv on a home test, or think they"ve been recently exposed to hiv, see your health care provider immediately. Hiv can"t be cured, but include a combination of the drugs, referred to as a (cid:498)cocktail(cid:499). with treatment, it is possible to live a healthier, longer life, with lower risks of transmission. Antiretroviral (art) hiv treatments will reduce viral load, sometimes to an undetectable level. Speaking with a health care provider will help find the right treatment, which may. Other important factors are physical and psychological health. Routinely exercising, healthy eating, and family support will help against hiv. More than 1. 2 million people in the united states are living with hiv infection, and almost 1 in 8 (12. 8%) are unaware of their infection. Every 8 seconds, a woman, a child, or a man dies of aids. Aids is the worst plague in human history.
