Someone told me there is tablets to take within 72 hours of infection & it would kill the virus. Is that true ?
2007-03-20 02:52:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
She said if someone gets infected and takes these tablet within 72 hours, it will kill the virus. She said all hiv clincs have these tablets now. At first, i didn't believe her, but then she sounded so convincing.
2007-03-20 03:10:01 · update #1
Hi there,
There still is no cure for the HIV virus. However; if a person has been exposed to hiv and they are able to get to their doctor or a hospital within 72 hours, doctors can put you on PEP treatment. Basically it's one of the anti-hiv drugs, often Combivir, given for a period of 3 weeks. Whether PEP has "cured" the person or not is not known as doctors are not able to tell if the person had been infected or not. The only way to tell if a person has been infected is through blood tests for the antibodies to hiv but they take time to develop and it's much longer than 72 hours. Hiv is not an easy virus to catch; for research it is more common to catch hiv with repeated exposures though it only takes one. So, PEP has not been proven to cure or prevent hiv infection; whether it is effective or simply an ease of mind due to an exposure scare is still debatable.
Cheers.
2007-03-20 03:13:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
many times no longer. As I extremely have worked with those that have examined HIV+ some seem to undergo in concepts flu like indicators "around" the time they grew to grow to be contaminated. i might advise a HIV try asap and then as quickly as a month for the subsequent 3 months while you're worried. The window era for HIV to look is ninety days (3 months) it is going to many times teach ninety% of the time after 30 days, ninety 4-ninety six after 60 days and ninety 9.6% after ninety days. people might nicely be contaminated with HIV and not have any signs and indicators for 10-12 years. So a each year try is likewise recomended.
2016-10-02 10:50:17 · answer #2 · answered by ghalieh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of this, but if it were that easy no one would have HIV and everyone would be aware of this drug, dont you think ?
2007-03-20 07:43:20 · answer #3 · answered by Mandy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No Go ....you have had it!!!!
Unless you want to believe the minister of health in South Africa who says that Beetroot olive oil and african potato can cure it. if you believe that crap well....................................
2007-03-20 02:58:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not true!! Once you have it there is NO cure!!
2007-03-20 03:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by jewel64052 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
that is so untrue,once you get it you die with it. no know cure yet.
2007-03-20 02:57:58 · answer #6 · answered by DASH 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it's not true.
2007-03-20 02:59:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2007-03-20 02:57:44 · answer #8 · answered by Krystal 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋