In the eyes of many people, AIDS is contagious, and AIDS cannot be cured, so most people often "talk about AIDS." However, the data in 2005 showed that there were approximately 14,000 new HIV infections every day, that is, 5 million new patients worldwide each year; at the end of 2011, it was estimated that there were 780,000 people living with AIDS in my country. The number continues to grow, and people who have been infected are also entering the onset period. A large amount of data tells us that everyone should learn about AIDS as soon as possible in order to protect themselves from the threat of AIDS.
How long can I live with HIV?
AIDS is a chronic infectious disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus, which is what we often call HIV. After being infected with HIV, HIV will invade the body’s immune system, attack and destroy the body’s T lymphocytes, and cause the body to monitor the body’s cancer and The ability to resist external infections is the decline or even loss of human immune function, which eventually leads to serious infections or tumor deaths.
However, being infected with the HIV virus does not mean suffering from AIDS. HIV is a virus that can attack the body's CD4-positive immune cells, which can help the body fight diseases. If treated correctly, they can carry the HIV virus for decades without developing AIDS. Studies have shown that the average incubation period of HIV is 9 years, which can be as short as several months, and can be as long as 15 years. The length of the incubation period is related to many factors, such as the route of infection, the number of infections, the genotype of the virus, and the infected person. The physical fitness of the human body is related. This process is the process of the human body fighting the virus. Whenever the virus has the absolute upper hand, the symptoms of AIDS will show up.
Antiretroviral therapy is the only treatment that can effectively delay the progression of AIDS, but being infected with HIV does not mean that all people need to start treatment immediately. From the diagnosis of infection to the start of regular treatment, it takes one to two weeks to complete in high-efficiency cases. Once antiviral treatment is started, it must last a lifetime. Treatment requires patients to take medicine at regular points every day. Large or small adverse reactions may occur during the treatment process. Therefore, it is very important to make preparations before applying the medicine.
Thanks to the development of antiretroviral drugs, HIV-related mortality and mortality have been greatly reduced. In fact, many people can live for many years after being infected with HIV or AIDS, and can lead a normal or almost normal life. In the future, AIDS may become a chronic and controllable disease like hypertension and diabetes. Therefore, HIV-infected and AIDS patients can live for a long time, and the quality of life will not be too bad. Of course, in order to get a good treatment effect, it is very important to strictly follow the doctor's advice.
Good medication compliance can suppress the number of viruses in the body, reduce the risk of drug resistance, improve health, quality of life and survival time, and also greatly reduce the risk of HIV transmission. If you do not strictly follow the doctor's instructions to take the medicine, the amount of virus in the body will be uncontrollable, which may cause drug resistance (the medicine loses the therapeutic effect) or the serious consequences of treatment failure.
Can AIDS be completely cured?
For now, there is no cure for AIDS. At this stage, there is no way to completely eliminate the HIV virus, but treatment can keep the virus at a low level and help the immune system to function normally. In addition, certain drugs can interfere with the self-replication of the HIV virus, and some drugs can prevent the viral genetic material from entering immune cells. The doctor will determine the treatment plan based on the overall health level, the health of the immune system, and the amount of virus in the body.
If you are suspected of being infected with HIV, in order to reduce the risk of personal information being disclosed, it is recommended to go to the AIDS free voluntary counseling point for testing, because there are few links that are professional, free, and have access to patients' private information. These monitoring points are mostly located in disease prevention and control centers at all levels, as well as some hospitals at or above the county level. The names and addresses of these institutions can be found on the websites of the provincial and municipal disease prevention and control centers. Moreover, China provides free treatment to AIDS patients.
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