Does the treatment for HIV keep one from dying of AIDS?

Answer 1

Current treatments for HIV should follow a guideline called HAART (Highly active antiretroviral therapy) regimines. Every patients who needs antiretrovirals must take at least three drugs. Not everyone who is HIV positive is placed on a HAART regimine. When the viral load reaches a certain level and when the CD4+ (T cell) count falls below level, or if a patient develops symptoms, then it's time to begin HAART. Basically, when your T cell count dips below 200, you're at risk for some serious opportunistic infections. Taking HIV medications as prescribed can decrease viral load and help restore t cell count levels. This will help prolong life and prevent the development of opportunistic infections.

Answer 2

I'm not so sure anymore. I have an uncle who's almost 50. He's had HIV since 1982 and he's in perfectly good health. There was a time when he was extremely sick and his partner actually died from the virus. He ended up getting some kind of treatment that helped him get better and he's been in good health since. They are saying that these new treatments may help people live another 30-40 years with HIV.

Answer 3

No, but it does help prolong life. Folks usually die from something else like pneumonia and since HIV/Aides attacks the immune system, the patient is too weak to fight the other illness.

HIV Cocktails help boost the immune system and that helps the patient fight off illness

Answer 4

The Hiv meds only prolong life along with living a healthy lifestlye,like eating and exercising regularily.

Answer 5

It doesn't KEEP one from dying of AIDS. It just prolongs you from developing the AIDS virus.

Answer 6

no