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Hrv/AtDS ( CAUSES, PREVENTTON AND TREATMENT),
HIV/AIDS stands for Human lmmune Deficiency virus/ Acquire lmmune Deficiency syndrome.
It is a disease of the human immune system caused by infection with human immune deficiencyvirus.
During the initial infection, a person may experience a brief period of influenza- like illness.
According to researchers, two viruses cause Aids, namely HIV-2 is commonly found in West
Africa. Symptoms can include fever, swollen glands, sorethroat, rashes, fatigue, mus'cles and
joint
aches
and pains,
headache,
Currently, there is no cure forAlDS, but medications are effective in fighting HIV and its
complications, The treatment helps to reduce HIV in your body, keep your immune system healthy and
decrease your complications, Some of the drugs approved by FDA for treating HIV and AIDS are;
l.Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI),
These drugs interrupt the duplication of the virus.
They include: Abacavir (ziagen,ABC),
2. Didansine (videx, dideoxyinosine, ddl).
3. Emtricitabine (Emtriva, fiC).
4, Lamivudine (Epivir, 3TC).
5. Stavudine (zerit,d4T
).
6. Tenofovir (viread,TDF).
7. Zalcitabine (hivid,ddC)
8. Zidovudine (Retrovir, ZDV or AZI-).
THE SIDE EFFECT OF NRTI's INCLUDE
Fever
Rash
Fatigue
Vomiting
Diarrhoea
Abdominal pains
Loss of appetite
Respiratory symptoms
Nausea
ATMENT),
Bloating
HIV prevention
refers to practices
done to prevent
the spread of HIV/AIDS. Some commonly
used medicines for the prevention of HIV include the use of the following;
1. Microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases
2. Pre-exposure prophylaxis
3. Post-exposure prophylaxis
4. HIV vaccines
5. Antiretroviral drugs to reduce the viral load in the infected place
SOME SOCIAL STRATEGEIS ALSO INCLUDE
1,. Sdx education
2. Needle-exchange programs
3. Safe injection sites
4. Sexual abstinence
5, Safe sex
6. Serosorting