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There is no
specific therapy for HIV infection. Certain drugs like
Zidovudine do supress the virus. No vaccine is available
yet. At present some vaccines are being tested in Africa
and in Thialand.
Vaccines being developed are showing some promising
results. Still its a long way to go. Still the development of the
therapy for HIV infection is one of the most remarkable stories of the
modern medicine. This has been made possible due to better
understanding of the disease process.
IMPACT OF HIV THERAPY The effectiveness of the current therapy is refelected in the dramatic decline in the HIV related mortality and morbidity i.e. now those with this disease are able to live a much better life for a many many years. Therefore a time is not far when HIV infection may be considered a chronic disease manageable over the course of many years. With antiretroviral therapy the incidence of the opportunistic infection incidence is reduced to great extent. With this therapy the replication of the virus is inhibited which in turn prevents the depletion of CD4 cells. Lower the viral load better is the immunological status of the person. The important
aspects in the management of HIV patients are:
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