AIDS or HIV

This is popular and dangerous. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus )  is a virus that attack our body defence. This condition called AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ) and it makes us fragile. We could be killed just by catching a cold or any other viral disease. HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous [...]

Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

When a pregnant HIV-infected woman receives good medical care early and takes antiviral medications regularly during her pregnancy, the chance that she will pass HIV to her unborn baby is dramatically reduced.
It is important that any pregnant woman who knows she is HIV-positive start prenatal care as soon as possible to take full advantage of such [...]

Treatment of AIDS and HIV Infection

Anti-HIV (also called antiretroviral) medications are used to control the reproduction of the virus and to slow or halt the progression of HIV-related disease. When used in combinations, these medications are termed Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). HAART combines three or more anti-HIV medications in a daily regimen, sometimes referred to as a “cocktail”. Anti-HIV [...]