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Can HIV medication not work?
Sometimes the HIV medications don’t work. This may occur because the drugs don’t completely stop the virus from reproducing. As the virus makes copies of itself, changes (or mutations) sometimes occur. These changes may result in a new strain of the virus that is resistant to the action of the drugs.
Virologic Failure When antiretroviral therapy is working, the viral load should be fully undetectable, meaning that it is below the level of detection (under 20 to 75 copies/mL, depending on the test). 1 If failure is allowed to continue, the viral load will continue to rise, in some cases into the millions.
Can you live with HIV without medication?
Most HIV-positive Americans go without treatment. This has allowed people with HIV to live long and full lives. However, despite the effectiveness of antiretroviral medications, many Americans who have been diagnosed with HIV are not monitored by doctors and don’t receive these life-saving drugs.
What is the best medication for HIV patients?
Examples include enfuvirtide (Fuzeon) and maraviroc (Selzentry). Everyone with HIV infection, regardless of the CD4 T cell count or symptoms, should be offered antiviral medication. Remaining on effective ART with an undetectable HIV viral load in the blood is the best way for you to stay healthy.
What is the latest treatment for HIV?
Treatment with HIV medicines is called antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART is recommended for everyone with HIV.
Who has been cured of HIV?
Timothy Ray Brown, aka the “Berlin patient,” the only person to be cured of HIV, may finally have company. A decade after Brown became famous thanks to a stem cell transplant that eliminated his HIV infection, a similar transplant from a donor who has HIV-resistant cells appears to have cured another man, dubbed the “London patient.”