Aids Treatment

Aids Treatment questions and answers

Learn About Aids Treatment and Symptoms.

Q: AIDS Treatment?
Question for school that I'm to lazy to look up... but thats why we have Yahoo Answers right? Hehe... Anyways: How much does AIDS Treatment cost per month? I need a website with this answer too.

A: siteresources.worldbank.org/INTEAPREGTOPHIVAIDS/ Resources/AIDS-Treatment-effectiveness-appendixC.pdf

Q: How popular do you think Obama is for freezing funds for AIDS treatment in Africa?
"George W. Bush is a hero in this country," said Peter Mugyenyi, who heads Uganda?s Joint Clinical Research Centre, a leading AIDS treatment clinic. -yahoo news I wonder what the people in Africa think of president Obama now that he's freezing funds that help treat AIDS patients?

A: Unfortunately, I must go with Obama on this one. I would only do this if I absolutely did not believe that what he is doing is wrong. We don't have enough money to help others countries. countries. I can see helping Haiti. But we can't just money around the planet like we can pull from bottomless pit. But, he is probably not very popular there. he is ruining their country, just like he is ruining ours.

Q: What are the latest advancements in HIV/AIDS treatment?
I've recently been diagnosed with HIV. It seems like HIV is not the "death sentence" people once considered it, and there are people living longer and longer without getting AIDS. How is treatment for HIV/AIDS advancing? What does the future look like? Anything promising? Not just people already with the disease but possible vaccines? I have confidence I'll be around for a long time, I'm still going to college and everything. Would've been nice to have kids. So I guess you can see why I'm really hopeful about the future and interested in the latest advancements.

A: Nothing much really. Cure is long way to go. Don't expect of a cure in 5 yrs time. No vaccines in the near future. This is like diabetis, no cure but manageable. HIV advancement is toward less toxic drugs but we don't see the cure in the near future. However, these drugs are still toxic but less toxic as before. But here is my advise: 1. Try to choose the best and right drugs or regiments for you. This is one area that treatment advances, treating the virus to its minimal level. Drugs are a lot more convenient, you can take it once a day but mind you hiv drugs are so expensive, if you live in Canada try to choose drugs that you can reimburse thru Trilium plans - partially. Try to avoid drugs that can result to facial wasting, fat in your belly, buffalo humps, loss of fats in your ass. You can see people who has facial wasting and you know they are hiv poz but you don't want to be like them or other people know that you are poz coz you look like. I am taking once 2 tabs a nite. Be adherence in taking it. 2. Doctors know more about the virus and know how to prevent and treat oppurtunistic infections. 3. Do your own research everytime. Do your part. This is a very complex disease. I highly recommend thebody.com I know you have lots of question and most of them you can find it there. 4. Have a very good doctor that is knowledgeable and up to date. Follow your doc advise. 5. Boost your immune system. ahccresearch.com If you have more questions I'm just here. We all hope there's a cure but this disease is so highly and very technical. This will be like other virus disease like herpes, once you get it you will have it for the rest of your life - to avoid attack of herpes you need to have good immune system. I'm not saying its the same coz hiv is so different and technical. Again, do some research, your doc is not with you 24/7 and in the end it is still your own body, nobody loves your body more than you.

Q: Can blood transfer technique can be used for treatment of AIDS?
Is blood transfering of an HIV positive person with healthy blood is possible..m doing a project work on AIDS Treatment...so if this is possible one can get rid of AIDS.

A: No. HIV lives in other places in the body, like the brain and lymph nodes. It also reproduces itself very quickly so it's pointless to remove some but not all of the virus. This is why even if you could somehow filter or transfuse every drop of blood in an HIV+ person's body, it wouldn't do anything in terms of treating their HIV.

Q: How to Manage AIDS HIV Treatment Side Effects?
The most common side effects associated with the drugs usually used in HIV and AIDS drug treatment are increases in cholesterol, shifts in the way the body stores fat, nausea, dizziness, headache and stomach discomfort. Because these side effects can be severe, doctors usually form a strategy to manage them at the outset of the treatment regimen.

A: Things You’ll Need: * Physician * Immunodeficiency specialist Minimize Your HIV and AIDS Treatment Side Effects Step1 Prepare and plan ahead. You should know what to expect when it comes to the side effects of HIV and AIDS drug treatment. Always ensure that you have a full and complete understanding of the side effects associated with a specific HIV or AIDS medication before you begin using it. Step2 Communicate with your doctor. You are seldom so limited in your options that you cannot tailor your drug treatment regimen to some extent. If, for example, a certain drug is known to induce vomiting and that's something you feel strongly about avoiding, tell your doctor. He will very likely be able to suggest another drug you can use that will be gentler on your stomach. Step3 Work with your doctor to anticipate the side effects of certain drugs and implement a plan to deal with them. If, for example, your doctor expects your cholesterol will rise as the result of taking a certain HIV or AIDS medicine, she can prescribe another drug designed to lower it. In other words, your treatment regimen can be designed to include drugs that will minimize the side effects you experience. Step4 Expect to manage, not eliminate, side effects. There is no such thing as an HIV or AIDS drug treatment regimen that is completely devoid of unwanted side effects. However, keep in mind that there is, to a degree, a misconception among the general public about the severity of the side effects of HIV and AIDS medications--serious side effects are, in fact, seen in only a small percentage of users. Step5 Have your doctor transition you to a different treatment regimen if you find you are unable to manage your side effects to a comfortable degree. Because there is currently no cure for HIV or AIDS, treatment is designed to improve the quality of life of afflicted individuals. Your doctor should be happy to accommodate you if you're not satisfied with your current treatment program.

Q: What is the best type of HIV/AIDS Treatment? And What do the people in Mozambique with Aids need the most?
Working on a project, me and my group are a UN team against AIDS in Africa and I'm the healthcare worker.

A: I think most people agree the current "best" treatment is a cocktail of antiviral drugs known as Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART). As for what African AIDS victims need the most, that's a tougher question. The easy answer would simply be better access to the available drugs. A more complicated answer would involve massive education programs about treatment and prevention.

Q: What kinds of doctors specialize in HIV/AIDS treatment?
Are there any specialists who treat AIDS/HIV patients regularly? Is there a medical field dedicated or associated with it? Also, are AIDS patients given medicine using Nebulizers?

A: Infectious Disease is the specialist who treats AIDS/HIV patients.

Q: What is the current state of AIDS treatment?
And what is the prognosis for newly infected patients?

A: First off, if a person is newly infected, then they are said to be HIV+. AIDS doesn't develop for along time. It's different for everybody. Some may develop it 10 years down the line, others not until 20 years later. It depends on how the person looks after his/her health and if they're on medication. So the prognosis for newly infected patients is excellent provided they can afford the medication. It is pretty expensive. For the combination of pills I take, It comes to a little over $3200 every three months.

Q: what will happen if you take HIV/AIDS treatment but you are not HIV positive?
my uncle told by his doctore that he is HIV positive. then he began taking the HIV treatments. after one year leater he took blood test again then the resoult was negative. he don't even know how it happen. so did you think the treatment could affect him?

A: Sometimes tests for HIV (and other diseases) are false-positive. This means that they will say you have something, when in fact, you don't. In other words, these tests are not 100% accurate, and sometimes the results are incorrect. For this reason, it would be a waste of time to sue the doctor or the hospital (as one person suggested). There is no way a case like that would hold up in court. If you are worried about the effects the HIV treatments had on your uncle, think of it this way: the treatments are designed to make someone better. They were given to your uncle to cure his disease and make him healthier. So that shouldn't be harmful to him. Of course, no one knows as much about your uncle's health and the treatments he received as your doctor, so ask him/her for a more definite, more reliable answer. I wish him good health, and hope this answer was helpful.

Q: What are the safe and available HIV /aids treatment?
Is it possible to have a normal living once HIV treatment is successful?

A: I believe I've read that the top HIV/AIDS doctor (Dr. Anthony Fauci ) says that a new drug that prevents the virus from entering the vulnerable cells is the best treatment.

Q: Why there is no effective treatment for AIDS?
If u can explain it specifically. I want only d point where it bcmes difficult 2 find effective treatment for AIDS. No need 2 xplain what is it n how its caused. Thank u for ur answers

A: It is the virus that causes AIDS. They undergo mutation very fast. And medicine in the market could not predict the mutation that the virus are undergoing or target on the rapid-changing specificity on the virus. Thus, it is hard to destroy the virus.

Q: Do water treatment plants use chemicals to kill Viruses such as AIDS?
Are viruses such as AIDS destroyed from the chemicals in the water treatment plants, or do they die before that? Also, if the chemicals used to treat water are harsh enough to kill strong viruses, then how can it be safe to drink?

A: Most water treatment plants use chlorine to kill viruses and bacteria. Some water treatment plants use other disinfectants such as ozone or ultraviolet light to kill or inactivate pathogens (disease causing microorganisms). These plants will typically use some chlorine to prevent regrowth in the distribution system. As for why chlorinated water doesn't harm people: chlorine reacts with organic substances such as the food you've eaten or even the lining of your stomach so quickly that it is consumed and becomes inert before it can hurt you. The chlorine is in such trace amounts that you'd have to live in and breathe in the chlorinated water for it to start harming you. This, by happy chance, is exactly what water borne diseases do. Even a couple of accidental gulps of swimming pool water, which typically has over 50 times as much chlorine as drinking water, won't hurt you.

Q: Has anyone used the silver pulser for treatment of aids?
Recently a Dr. recomended the silver pulser and lymph blaster to me as an alternative to pills given for the HIV/AIDS disease. I am looking for people who have used this successfully. Would like more info. on this device.

A: Run away from the doctor. The only proven way to remain as healthy as possible is via the usual meds.

Q: What is the first ever treatment that lessen the spreading of AIDS?
there is no cure for aids. but others say that some scientists have discovered a new treatment for lessening the spreading oif aids

A: There is no such treatment. And as for "some say that scientists have discovered"......that's always crap. Until you see it on the news (trust me, this would be a big deal), it's not true.

Q: What is the treatment for HIV/AIDS? And if it is untreated are there any long term effects to someones health?
Thankyou No i don't have it. It is for an assignment at school, but i can't seem to find that information anywhere.

A: The standard treatment for HIV infection is something called HAART: Highly active antiretroviral therapy. This typically takes the form of three drugs, two nucleic acid analogues like AZT, and one HIV Protease Inhibitor, however this is only in general. There are now Integrase inhibitors, and NNRTIs, which can be added to the cocktail as well. What therapy is used depends on the state the patient is in. Untreated HIV infection progresses to AIDS. This took an average of two and a half to three years after infection in the 1980s, however this can vary enormous, up to decades. The majority progress within that period without treatment. Again in the 1980s before antiretroviral treatment was, the diagnosis of AIDS typically came when a patient would come down with Pneumocystis pneumonia, an infection that only occurs in people with completely nonfunctional immune systems. Average time to death from an AIDS diagnosis was six months prior to the availability of HAART.