What is HIV journal?

HIV Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original articles, reviews and guidelines on all aspects of HIV treatment and diagnosis. The journal is specifically aimed at researchers and clinicians with responsibility for treating HIV-infected persons.

What is HIV pathogenesis?

HIV pathogenesis is thought of as a chronic infection involving slow degradation of immunity that ultimately leads to AIDS. This scenario, however, could reflect the decay of an immune system mortally wounded during acute HIV infection.

What is HIV Nursing journal?

About the Journal HIV Nursing is intended to provide a medium for communication on issues relating to HIV care, which will be run by the care professionals for those involved in the day-to-day matters affecting the lives of patients.

What causes HIV?

HIV infection is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. You can get HIV from contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal fluids. Most people get the virus by having unprotected sex with someone who has HIV. Another common way of getting it is by sharing drug needles with someone who is infected with HIV.

What does antiretroviral therapy do?

Antiretroviral treatment (also known as antiretroviral therapy or ART) are the drugs that treat HIV. Taking ART means that people living with HIV can live long and healthy lives. ART is not a cure for HIV, but it keeps HIV under control, so it doesn’t affect your health and you can carry on with life as usual.

Can I get ARV at clicks?

To make an appointment at a Clicks Clinic, call 0860 254 257 or book online at Clicks Clinics online. HIV home test kits are also available for purchase in-store.

Do ARVs make you hungry?

1. Increased appetite with ART. In many cases, participants reported that ARVs significantly increased their appetite, which caused difficulties for those already struggling to feed themselves and their families.

Can ARVs cause weight gain?

But the new study found that over 18 months, patients on an antiretroviral regimen containing TAF gained nearly 4 pounds on average, compared to about 1.5 pounds among patients on drug cocktails containing TDF.

Are ARVs free?

Background: South Africa is providing antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for HIV/AIDS free of charge in order to increase access for poorer patients and promote adherence. However, non-drug costs of obtaining treatment may limit access.