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Treatments for AIDS

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There are different ways to treat HIV. It depends on how severe the infection is and how healthy you are. The goals of treatment are to:

Lower the amount of the virus in your body
Keep the immune system as healthy as possible
Prevent other infections and cancers

If you have other infections or cancers, they will need to be treated as well.

HIV treatment includes:

Medications Lifestyle changes Other treatments Alternative and complementary treatments

Revision Information

Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board David L. Horn, MD, FACP
Review Date: 09/2018 -
Update Date: 09/17/2018 -

References

2015 Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/default.htm. Updated January 25, 2017. Accessed September 17, 2018.
Guide for HIV/AIDS clinical care. National Institute of Health and Human Services website. Available at: https://hab.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/hab/clinical-quality-management/2014guide.pdf. Updated April 2014. Accessed September 17, 2018.
HIV treatment. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/livingwithhiv/treatment.html. Updated August 27, 2018. Accessed September 17, 2018.
Overview of HIV infection. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T114424/Overview-of-HIV-infection. Updated July 31, 2018. Accessed September 17, 2018.

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Treatments for AIDS

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