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HIV/AIDS-Diagnosisandtreatment-MayoClinic

IfyoureceiveadiagnosisofHIV/AIDS,severaltestscanhelpyourhealthcareproviderdeterminethestageofyourdiseaseandthebesttreatment,including:CD4Tcellcount.CD4TcellsarewhitebloodcellsthatarespecificallytargetedanddestroyedbyHIV.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hiv-aids/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20373531

Treatment|LivingwithHIV|HIVBasics|HIV/AIDS|CDC

Español(Spanish)WhatisHIVtreatment?HIVtreatment(antiretroviraltherapyorART)involvestakingmedicineasprescribedbyahealthcareprovider.HIVtreatmentreducestheamountofHIVinyourbodyandhelpsyoustayhealthy.ThereisnocureforHIV,butyoucancontrolitwithHIVtreatment.

https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/livingwithhiv/treatment.html

HIVTreatment:TheBasics|NIH

KeyPointsThetreatmentforHIViscalledantiretroviraltherapy(ART).ARTinvolvestakingacombinationofHIVmedicines(calledanHIVtreatmentregimen)everyday.ARTisrecommendedforeveryonewhohasHIV.PeoplewithHIVshouldstarttakingHIVmedicinesassoonaspossible.

https://hivinfo.nih.gov/understanding-hiv/fact-sheets/hiv-treatment-basics

HIVTreatmentOverview|HIV.gov

HIVtreatmentinvolvestakinghighlyeffectivemedicinescalledantiretroviraltherapy(ART)thatworktocontrolthevirus.ARTisrecommendedforeveryonewithHIV,andpeoplewithHIVshouldstartARTassoonaspossibleafterdiagnosis,evenonthatsameday.PeopleonARTtakeacombinationofHIVmedicinescalledanHIVtreatmentregimen.

https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/staying-in-hiv-care/hiv-treatment/hiv-treatment-overview

AboutHIV/AIDS|HIVBasics|HIV/AIDS|CDC

LowResolutionVideoWhatisHIV?HIV(humanimmunodeficiencyvirus)isavirusthatattacksthebody’simmunesystem.IfHIVisnottreated,itcanleadtoAIDS(acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome).Thereiscurrentlynoeffectivecure.OncepeoplegetHIV,theyhaveitforlife.Butwithpropermedicalcare,HIVcanbecontrolled.

https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/whatishiv.html

FDA-ApprovedHIVMedicines|NIH

TreatmentwithHIVmedicinesiscalledantiretroviraltherapy(ART).ARTisrecommendedforeveryonewithHIV,andpeoplewithHIVshouldstartARTassoonaspossible.PeopleonARTtakeacombinationofHIVmedicines(calledanHIVtreatmentregimen)everyday.Aperson'sinitialHIVtreatmentregimengenerallyincludesthreeHIVmedicinesfromatleasttwodifferentHIVdrugclasses.

https://hivinfo.nih.gov/understanding-hiv/fact-sheets/fda-approved-hiv-medicines

WhatAreHIVandAIDS?|HIV.gov

Luckily,however,effectivetreatmentwithHIVmedicine(calledantiretroviraltherapyorART)isavailable.Iftakenasprescribed,HIVmedicinecanreducetheamountofHIVintheblood(alsocalledtheviralload)toaverylowlevel.Thisiscalledviralsuppression.

https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/about-hiv-and-aids/what-are-hiv-and-aids

Second-LineSwitchtoDolutegravirforTreatmentofHIVInfection

Datatoinformtheswitchfromaritonavir-boostedproteaseinhibitor(PI)todolutegravirinpatientslivingwithhumanimmunodeficiencyvirus(HIV)infectionwhodonothavegenotype...

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2210005