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HIV has no cure yet, but daily ART controls it well. Treatment, monitoring and protecting others.
HIV cannot be cured at present, but it can be controlled very well. With treatment, most people live long, healthy lives.
Core treatment
Monitoring
Protecting your health
Protecting others
Complementary care
Yoga, meditation and Ayurvedic lifestyle advice may support wellbeing, but they do not cure HIV and must never replace ART. Be wary of anyone who claims to cure it.
Seek urgent care for
Severe breathlessness, confusion, seizures, persistent high fever or vomiting that stops you keeping ART down. Call 112 or 102.
Key point
Daily ART is the treatment. Taking it without gaps keeps you healthy and protects others.
Before your appointment
Write down when you may have been exposed, and any symptoms such as fever, weight loss, cough or diarrhoea. List all medicines, herbs and supplements, and any pregnancy plans. Bring past test reports, including CD4 and viral load if you have them. Ask about testing, treatment, confidentiality, support services and the warning signs that mean you should call 112 or 102.
Written By
Dr. Daksh
BDS
Reviewed By
Dr. Varun Gupta
MD Pharmacology, MBBS
Last updated on
27 Sep 2022 • 06:23 PM (IST)
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