Who has recovered from HIV infection. Manifestations of HIV infection. Symptoms of the initial stage of AIDS

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In today's article, we will take a look at serious illness how - HIV infection, and everything connected with it - causes, how it is transmitted, incubation period, first signs, symptoms, stages of development, types, tests, tests, diagnosis, treatment, drugs, prevention and other useful information. So…

What does HIV mean?

HIV infection in children

HIV infection in children in many cases is accompanied by a delay in development (physical and psychomotor), frequent infectious diseases, pneumonitis, encephalopathy, hyperplasia of pulmonary lymph nodes, hemorrhagic syndrome. Moreover, HIV infection in children, which they acquired from infected mothers, is characterized by a faster course and progression.

The main cause of HIV infection is infection with the human immunodeficiency virus. The cause of AIDS is also the same virus, because. AIDS is the last stage in the development of HIV infection.

- a slowly developing virus belonging to the family of retroviruses (Retroviridae) and to the genus Lentivirus (Lentivirus). It is the word "lente" in translation from Latin means “slow”, which partially characterizes this infection, which develops rather slowly from the moment it enters the body to the last stage.

The size of the human immunodeficiency virus is only about 100-120 nanometers, which is almost 60 times smaller than the diameter of a blood particle - an erythrocyte.

The complexity of HIV lies in its frequent genetic changes in the process of self-replication - almost every virus differs from its predecessor by at least 1 nucleotide.

In nature, as of 2017, 4 types of the virus are known - HIV-1 (HIV-1), HIV-2 (HIV-2), HIV-3 (HIV-3) and HIV-4 (HIV-4), each of which differs in the structure of the genome and other properties.

It is HIV-1 infection that plays the role in the basis of the disease of the majority of HIV-infected people, therefore, when the subtype number is not indicated, it is 1 that is assumed by default.

The source of HIV is people infected with the virus.

The main routes of infection are: injections (especially injection drugs), transfusions (blood, plasma, red blood cells) or organ transplantation, unprotected sexual contact with a stranger, unnatural sex (anal, oral), trauma during childbirth, feeding a baby breast milk(if the mother is infected), trauma during childbirth, use of non-disinfected medical or cosmetic items (scalpel, needles, scissors, tattoo machines, dental and other instruments).

For HIV infection and its further spread throughout the body and development, it is necessary that the infected blood, mucus, sperm and other biomaterials of the patient enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system person.

An interesting fact is that some people in the body have an innate defense against the human immunodeficiency virus, so they are resistant to HIV. The following elements have such protective properties: the CCR5 protein, the TRIM5a protein, the CAML protein (calcium-modulated cyclophilin ligand), and the interferon-induced transmembrane protein CD317/BST-2 (“tetherin”).

By the way, the CD317 protein, in addition to retroviruses, also actively counteracts arenaviruses, filoviruses and herpesviruses. The cofactor for CD317 is the cellular protein BCA2.

HIV Risk Groups

• Drug addicts, predominantly injecting drug users;
• Sexual partners of drug addicts;
• Persons leading a promiscuous sex life, as well as those who engage in unnatural sex;
• Prostitutes and their clients;
• Donors and people in need of a blood transfusion or organ transplant;
• Sick people with sexually transmitted diseases;
• Doctors.

The classification of HIV infection is as follows:

Classification according to clinical manifestations (in the Russian Federation and some CIS countries):

1. Stage of incubation.

2. Stage primary manifestations, which, according to the flow options, can be:

• without clinical manifestations (asymptomatic);
• acute course without secondary diseases;
• acute course with secondary diseases;

3. Subclinical stage.

4. The stage of secondary diseases caused by damage to the body by viruses, bacteria, fungi and other types of infection that develop against a background of weakened immunity. Downstream it is subdivided into:

A) body weight decreases by less than 10%, as well as frequently recurring, infectious diseases of the skin and mucous membranes - pharyngitis, otitis media, shingles, angular cheilitis ();

B) body weight decreases by more than 10%, as well as persistent and often recurring infectious diseases of the skin, mucous membranes and internal organs - sinusitis, pharyngitis, herpes zoster, fever or diarrhea (diarrhea) for a month, localized Kaposi's sarcoma;

C) body weight is significantly reduced (cachexia), as well as persistent generalized infectious diseases of the respiratory, digestive, nervous and other systems - candidiasis (trachea, bronchi, lungs, esophagus), pneumocystis pneumonia, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, herpes, encephalopathy, meningitis, cancerous tumors (disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma).

All variants of the course of the 4th stage have the following phases:

• progression of pathology in the absence of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART);
• progression of pathology on the background of HAART;
• remission during or after HAART.

5. Terminal stage (AIDS).

The above classification largely coincides with the classification approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Classification by clinical manifestations (CDC - US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention):

The CDC classification includes not only the clinical manifestations of the disease, but also the number of CD4 + -T-lymphocytes in 1 μl of blood. It is based on the division of HIV infection into just 2 categories: the disease itself and AIDS. If the parameters below meet criteria A3, B3, C1, C2 and C3, the patient is considered to have AIDS.

Symptoms according to CDC category:

A (acute retroviral syndrome) - characterized by an asymptomatic course or generalized lymphadenopathy (GLAP).

B (AIDS-associated complex syndromes) - may be accompanied by candidiasis oral cavity, herpes zoster, cervical dysplasia, peripheral neuropathy, organic damage, idiopathic thrombocytopenia, leukoplakia, or listeriosis.

C (AIDS) - may be accompanied by candidiasis of the respiratory tract (from the oropharynx to the lungs) and / or esophagus, pneumocystosis, pneumonia, herpetic esophagitis, HIV encephalopathy, isosporosis, histoplasmosis, mycobacteriosis, cytomegalovirus infection, cryptosporidiosis, coccidioidosis, cervical cancer, Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, salmonellosis and other diseases.

Diagnosis of HIV infection

Diagnosis of HIV infection includes the following examination methods:

• Anamnesis;
• Visual examination of the patient;
• Screening test (detection of blood antibodies to infection by enzyme immunoassay - ELISA);
• A test confirming the presence of antibodies in the blood (blood test by immune blotting (blot)), which is carried out only if the screening test is positive;
• Polymerase chain reaction(PCR);
• Analyzes for immune status(counting CD4 + lymphocytes - performed using automatic analyzers (flow cytometry method) or manually, using microscopes);
• Viral load analysis (counting the number of copies of HIV RNA in a milliliter of blood plasma);
• Rapid HIV tests - diagnostics is performed using ELISA on test strips, agglutination reaction, immunochromatography or immunological filtration analysis.

Tests alone are not enough to make a diagnosis of AIDS. Confirmation occurs only with the additional presence of 2 or more opportunistic diseases associated with this syndrome.

HIV infection - treatment

Treatment of HIV infection is possible only after a thorough diagnosis. However, unfortunately, as of 2017, officially, adequate therapy and drugs that would completely eliminate the human immunodeficiency virus and cure the patient have not been established.

The only modern method of treating HIV infection today is highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), which is aimed at slowing the progression of the disease and stopping its transition from the stage of AIDS. Thanks to HAART, a person's life can last for several decades, the only condition is the life-long intake of appropriate medications.

The insidiousness of the human immunodeficiency virus is also its mutation. So if medications against HIV do not change after a certain time, which is determined based on constant control disease, the virus adapts, and the prescribed treatment regimen becomes ineffective. Therefore, at different intervals, the doctor changes the treatment regimen, and with it the medications. The reason for changing the drug can also be its individual intolerance by the patient.

Modern drug development aims not only to achieve the goal of effectiveness against HIV, but also to reduce the side effects of them.

The effectiveness of treatment also increases with a change in a person's lifestyle, improving its quality - healthy sleep, proper nutrition, avoiding stress, active lifestyle, positive emotions, etc.

Thus, the following points in the treatment of HIV infection can be distinguished:

• Medical treatment HIV infection;
• Diet;
• Preventive actions.

Important! Before using drugs, be sure to consult your doctor for advice!

1. Drug treatment of HIV infection

At the beginning, it is necessary to immediately remind once again that AIDS is the last stage in the development of HIV infection, and it is at this stage that a person usually has very little time left to live. Therefore, it is very important to prevent the development of AIDS, and this largely depends on the timely diagnosis and adequate treatment of HIV infection. We also noted that the only treatment for HIV today is highly active antiretroviral therapy, which, according to statistics, reduces the risk of developing AIDS to almost 1-2%.

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is a method of treating HIV infection based on simultaneous reception three or four drugs (tritherapy). The number of drugs is associated with the mutagenicity of the virus, and in order to bind it at this stage for as long as possible, the doctor selects exactly the complex of drugs. Each of the drugs, depending on the principle of action, is included in a separate group - reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nucleoside and non-nucleoside), integrase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, receptor inhibitors and fusion inhibitors (fusion inhibitors).

HAART has the following goals:

• Virological - aimed at arresting the reproduction and spread of HIV, an indicator of which is a decrease in viral load by 10 or more times in just 30 days, to 20-50 copies / ml or less in 16-24 weeks, as well as keeping these indicators as long as possible;
• Immunological - aimed at recovery normal functioning and health immune system, which is due to the restoration of the number of CD4-lymphocytes and an adequate immune response to infection;
• Clinical - aimed at preventing the formation of secondary infectious diseases and AIDS, it makes it possible to conceive a child.

Medicines for HIV infection

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors- the mechanism of action is based on the competitive suppression of the HIV enzyme, which ensures the creation of DNA, which is based on the RNA of the virus. It is the first group of drugs against retroviruses. They are well tolerated. Among the side effects can be identified - lactic acidosis, bone marrow suppression, polyneuropathy and lipoatrophy. The substance is excreted from the body through the kidneys.

Among the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors are abacavir (Ziagen), zidovudine (Azidothymidine, Zidovirin, Retrovir, Timazid), lamivudine (Virolam, Heptavir-150, Lamivudine-3TS ”, “Epivir”), stavudine (“Aktastav”, “Zerit”, “Stavudin”), tenofovir (“Viread”, “Tenvir”), phosphazide (“Nikavir”), emtricitabine (“Emtriva”), as well as complexes abacavir + lamivudine (Kivexa, Epzicom), zidovudine + lamivudine (Combivir), tenofovir + emtricitabine (Truvada), and zidovudine + lamivudine + abacavir (Trizivir).

Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors- delavirdine (Rescriptor), nevirapine (Viramun), rilpivirine (Edurant), efavirenz (Regast, Sustiva), etravirine (Intelence).

Integrase inhibitors- the mechanism of action is based on blocking the virus enzyme, which is involved in the integration of viral DNA into the genome of the target cell, after which a provirus is formed.

Integrase inhibitors include dolutegravir (Tivicay), raltegravir (Isentress), elvitegravir (Vitekta).

Protease inhibitors- the mechanism of action is based on blocking the virus protease enzyme (retropepsin), which is directly involved in the cleavage of Gag-Pol polyproteins into individual proteins, after which the mature proteins of the human immunodeficiency virus virion are actually formed.

Protease inhibitors include amprenavir (Agenerasa), darunavir (Prezista), indinavir (Crixivan), nelfinavir (Viracept), ritonavir (Norvir, Ritonavir), saquinavir-INV ( Invirase), tipranavir (Aptivus), fosamprenavir (Lexiva, Telzir), as well as the combination drug lopinavir + ritonavir (Kaletra).

Receptor inhibitors- the mechanism of action is based on blocking the penetration of HIV into the target cell, which is due to the effect of the substance on the co-receptors CXCR4 and CCR5.

Among the receptor inhibitors, maraviroc (Celzentri) can be distinguished.

Fusion inhibitors (fusion inhibitors)- the mechanism of action is based on blocking the last stage of the introduction of the virus into the target cell.

Among the fusion inhibitors, enfuvirtide (Fuseon) can be distinguished.

The use of HAART during pregnancy reduces the risk of transmission from an infected mother to her child to 1%, although without this therapy, the infection rate of the child is about 20%.

Side effects from the use of HAART drugs include pancreatitis, anemia, skin rashes, kidney stones, peripheral neuropathy, lactic acidosis, hyperlipidemia, lipodystrophy, as well as Fanconi syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and others.

The diet for HIV infection is aimed at preventing the patient from losing weight, as well as providing body cells necessary energy and of course, stimulating and maintaining the normal functioning of not only the immune system, but also other systems.

It is also necessary to pay attention to a certain vulnerability of the immune system weakened by the infection, therefore, to protect yourself from infection with other types of infection, be sure to follow the rules of personal hygiene and the rules of cooking.

Nutrition for HIV/AIDS should:

2. Be high-calorie, which is why it is recommended to add butter, mayonnaise, cheese, sour cream to food.

3. Enable plentiful drink, it is especially useful to drink decoctions and freshly squeezed juices with large quantity vitamin C, which stimulates the immune system - decoction, juices (apple, grape, cherry).

4. Be frequent, 5-6 times a day, but in small portions.

5. Water for drinking and cooking should be purified. Avoid expired foods, undercooked meats, raw eggs, and unpasteurized milk.

What can you eat with HIV infection:

• Soups - vegetable, on cereals, with vermicelli, on meat broth, it is possible with the addition of butter;
• Meat - beef, turkey, chicken, lungs, liver, lean fish (preferably sea);
• Groats - buckwheat, barley, rice, millet and oatmeal;
• Kashi - with the addition of dried fruits, honey, jam;
, and zinc, therefore, they need to be given special attention when eating. In addition, we once again want to remind you that it stimulates the immune system, which is very important in the fight against infection.

What not to eat with HIV infection

With the human immunodeficiency virus, it is necessary to completely abandon alcoholic beverages, smoking, diets for weight loss, foods with high allergenicity, sweet carbonated drinks.

3. Preventive measures

Preventive measures for HIV infection that must be observed during treatment include:

• Avoiding re-exposure to infection;
• Healthy sleep;
• Compliance with the rules of personal hygiene;
• Avoiding the possibility of infection with other types of infection - and others;
• Avoidance of stress;
• Timely wet cleaning at the place of residence;
• Refusal to stay in the sun for a long time;
• Complete refusal of alcoholic products, smoking;
• Complete nutrition;
• Active lifestyle;
• Holidays at sea, in the mountains, i.e. in the most environmentally friendly places.

Additional HIV prevention measures will be discussed at the end of the article.

Important! Before using folk remedies against HIV infection, be sure to consult your doctor!

St. John's wort. Pour well-dried chopped grass into an enameled pan and fill it with 1 liter of soft purified water, then put the container on fire. After the agent boils, boil the agent for another 1 hour over low heat, then remove, cool, strain and pour the broth into a jar. Add 50 g of sea buckthorn oil to the decoction, mix thoroughly and set aside in a cold place for infusion, for 2 days. You need to take the drug 50 g 3-4 times a day.

Licorice. Pour 50 g of crushed into an enameled pan, pour 1 liter of purified water into it and put it on the stove, over a big fire. Bringing to a boil, reduce the heat to the minimum value and simmer the remedy for about 1 hour. After removing the broth from the stove, cool it, strain, pour into a glass container, add here 3 tbsp. spoons of natural, mix. You need to drink a decoction of 1 glass in the morning, on an empty stomach.

Whether many interests it is possible to cure a HIV for ever. An effective remedy is sought both among traditional and traditional medicine. So far, all therapy is aimed at strengthening the immune system. Results can be achieved by using antiretroviral treatment, and folk remedies. This is evidenced by the positive feedback from patients.

Finding out if HIV can be permanently cured

The HIV disease itself is not fatal, but it carries a huge danger. The virus acts on the body's immune cells, T-leukocytes. It is they who recognize the threat and organize the fight. And HIV lowers the body's defenses and leads to the inability to defeat even the slightest virus.

In the last stages of HIV, even a common cold can be fatal.

The question of the possibility of treating HIV remains open. It can be answered both positively and negatively. It all depends on the correctness of the question.

Formulation of statements:

1. Treatment - recovery of the body due to the impact of a particular disease;
2. Cure is the complete destruction of the cause of the disease.

Focusing on these concepts, it can be argued that HIV is being treated. Therapy involves the use of strong drugs (antiretroviral) that reduce the activity of the virus in the body. The immune system stops being attacked and can work for the benefit of the body. But AIDS is incurable. Although scientists around the world are working to find an effective cure.

Ways to boost immunity with HIV on your own

HIV must also be fought. In addition to drug therapy, you can take a number of actions yourself. These are common ways to boost immunity.

Methods for raising immunity:

1. All actions must begin as early as possible. There, walk more in the fresh air, temper yourself, go in for sports. Eat fresh vegetables and fruits. They provide the body essential vitamins and nutrients.
2. The body must receive right amount vitamins and minerals. This will ensure proper nutrition and special supplements, vitamin complexes. But before taking them, you need to consult a doctor.
3. You should be more attentive to diseased organs and follow all the doctor's instructions. Several times a year, you will need to undergo a complete detailed examination of the body.
4. Make time for physical activity. However, not all sports are equally beneficial for the body. Medical therapy able to reduce the manifestations of the disease so that a person does not limit himself in activity.

No need to be nervous. Be sure to have a healthy sleep - at least 8 hours a day. With AIDS, you can not stay under the influence of sunlight for a long time.

Standard treatment for HIV with medications

HIV treatment is carried out in accordance with a special protocol. There are two treatment regimens for the disease. At the same time, all drugs for combating immunodeficiency syndrome are prescribed in detail.

Hospitalization of the patient is carried out when the disease is too advanced or progressing secondary diseases.

Before treating the patient, the diagnosis of HIV must be confirmed. It is important not to confuse the disease with others similar symptoms. Treatment is selected, taking into account the stage of development of the disease, the general condition of the patient and his other diseases.

Groups of antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV:

• Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors;
• Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors;
• Drugs that act on cell proliferation;
• Viral protease inhibitors.

The prescription and dosage of medicines is determined by an experienced doctor. Only a specialist can determine the best option, based on the stage of the disease and its neglect. In addition, the above medicines have unpleasant side effects. Treatment should be supervised by a knowledgeable person.

Option to cure HIV with antiretroviral therapy

Significant progress can be made with antiretroviral therapy. But at the same time there are a number of factors that carry a certain risk. So there is a possibility of heart disease if the patient is over 45 years old, inactive, diabetic, smokes a lot or has a hereditary predisposition to heart disease.

Also important is high level cholesterol. All factors will come out at side effects antiretroviral treatment. But at the same time, the results of treatment exceed the risk. But before therapy, you should immediately assess the state of the cardiovascular system. In this case, the treatment may not bear any effect.

Reasons why antiretroviral therapy fails:

1. Viruses are quite resistant to the effects of drugs or their complex;
2. The regimen of taking medications is violated;
3. Medicines do not dissolve in the body as they should;
4. More powerful drugs are required;
5. Too strong side effects.

Absolute effectiveness cannot be guaranteed by any of the drugs, as well as its combinations. But at proper treatment viral load can be reduced. This is notable progress.

Scientists have found that people who have been taking the first combination of drugs for a long time have achieved greater success than those who have already changed several options.

For some outcomes, antiretroviral therapy is not available, but people do well. It is impossible to get rid of HIV infection with this treatment. These drugs slow down the progression of the disease and allow the immune system to recover.

Do-it-yourself popular folk remedies for HIV infection

HIV attacks the immune system. That is why all folk remedies are aimed at strengthening it. Usually these are herbal recipes.

Treatment folk remedies:

• Tincture of calendula;
• A decoction from the dead;
• Green tea;
• Banana peel kvass.

In the morning and evening, it is advised to take 2 drops of calendula tincture on an empty stomach. Also throughout the day every hour should be taken 1 drop of medication. Banana peel kvass has a simple recipe. You need 3 cups of crushed main ingredient. Then add 3 liters of chilled boiled water, a glass of sugar and 15 g of sour cream. The mixture is covered and left to infuse for 2 weeks. After this time, kvass is taken before meals 4 times a day.

For a decoction of subpestilence, take 2 teaspoons of the main ingredient and pour 500 ml of liquid. The components are brought to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for two hours. Then the broth is filtered and propolis is added. The use of drugs is treated with great care. Optimal dose- 1 tablespoon after meals.

When using a decoction of subpestilence, you will need to completely abandon alcohol.

Green tea is considered the most a simple means in the fight against HIV. The product contains kahetins, which slow down the reproduction of the virus. It is advised to drink 2 cups of green tea daily.

Prevention and treatment of HIV (video)

The most dangerous disease should be treated at the initial stages. There are no methods of therapy. It is best to use traditional medicine and folk options for strengthening immunity in combination.

A disease such as HIV, whose treatment with folk remedies does not completely heal a person, but strengthens the immune system and suppresses the viability of the virus, strikes people more and more every day. Many mistakenly believe that the disease can be defeated solely with the help of alternative medicine. It's a delusion. A full-fledged treatment should be carried out only under the strict supervision of doctors, and folk remedies can only supplement the treatment of the disease, while cleansing the body as a whole and strengthening the immune system.

Most doctors have a positive attitude towards the treatment of this virus with folk methods and means. But almost everyone has the same opinion: to treat the virus only alternative medicine it is forbidden. If a person has HIV, treatment with folk remedies can be carried out, but it is necessary to visit a doctor and follow all his recommendations.

Strengthening the immune system with herbs, vegetables and fruits

A lot of folk remedies have accumulated to strengthen immunity and cleanse the body with HIV. You can support and strengthen the body with various herbs, fruits and vegetables, on which the recipes are based. Consider the most popular and effective.

Alcohol tincture of calendula. It must be taken orally, but according to a special scheme: in the morning - 2 drops, at lunch - 1, in the evening - again 2. According to this scheme, the tincture is consumed for 3 days, then they take a one-day break, again they act according to the same scheme. It takes 5 months to be treated with tincture of calendula. Why calendula? The tincture prepared from it has a beneficial effect on the entire body and increases its resistance to harmful bacteria.

potent natural remedy is kvass made from banana peel. Such kvass perfectly strengthens the human immune system. It is prepared according to a very simple technology.

• 1 tsp sour cream;
• 3 liters of water;
• 3 cups chopped banana peel;
• 1 cup of sugar.

All ingredients are thoroughly mixed. The resulting mass is placed for 14 days in a warm place. The container in which kvass is infused should be covered with gauze. After the required time has elapsed, ready-made kvass can be consumed 4 times a day, half an hour before meals.

St. John's wort decoction. Prepare a decoction as follows: take 100 g of chopped St. John's wort and pour 1 liter of water. Then the mixture is put on fire and boiled for 50-60 minutes. After this time, the broth is removed from the heat and filtered. Next, 50 g of sea buckthorn oil is added to it and shaken well. The broth is left to infuse for 2 days, in finished form it is taken 4 times a day for 1/2 cup.

A decoction of licorice root. This decoction significantly reduces the level of infection particles in the blood and strengthens the patient's immunity. Ingredients for making a decoction:

• 4 cups of boiling water;
• 3 art. l. crushed licorice root;
• 6 art. l. honey.

Licorice root is poured into boiling water and the mass is boiled for an hour. Then the broth is filtered and honey is added to it. The composition is thoroughly mixed. Drink a decoction in the morning on an empty stomach, 1 glass.

Many patients recommend strengthening the immune system for HIV with a vitamin cocktail. This cocktail is very tasty. For its preparation you will need: 0.5 kg of cranberries and viburnum, 1 kg of apples, 2 kg of sugar and 2 cups of chopped walnuts. The first step is to prepare the sugar syrup. To do this, sugar is mixed with water and boiled over low heat. While the syrup is being cooked, you need to mix the viburnum, lingonberries and apples cut into slices. Once the syrup is ready, pour the mixture into it and mix thoroughly. Vitamin cocktail can be poured into separate jars. It is necessary to take a cocktail 1 time per day for 1 tbsp. l. right after waking up.

A home-made mixture based on bee products is considered effective in the treatment of HIV. Take 1 tsp. propolis, 2 tsp dead bees and 0.5 l of water. Podmore is poured with water and boiled for 2 hours on a very slow fire. After this time, the finished mixture must be filtered and propolis added there. Take the mixture 1 time per day before any meal in the amount of 1 tbsp. l.

Chinese cucumber is considered an effective adjuvant in the treatment of ailment.

The fruits of this plant contain a huge amount of water, vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins, fats. In other words, the fruit of the Chinese cucumber contains almost everything necessary to strengthen the immune system and maintain the vital activity of the substance.

A decoction is prepared from Chinese cucumber. In order to prepare a decoction, the fruit must be finely chopped and poured with water. The composition is put on a small fire and brought to a boil. As soon as the water boils, it is necessary to pour nettle leaves into it, which should be fresh. Next, the mixture is boiled for another 5 minutes, and then removed from heat and chamomile flowers are added. The broth must be closed with a tight lid and put in a dark place for 2 days. After this time, you can take a decoction of 1/2 cup 1 time per day after meals. During treatment with a decoction, alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited.

How to treat HIV

Health is the most important thing in the life of any person. Therefore, the question of whether it is possible to cure HIV in the early stages completely is very relevant. After all, it is he who is currently taking the lives of millions of people, spreading at an unimaginable speed. More than 30 million people have been diagnosed with a terrible diagnosis. So HIV got the “title” of the plague of the 20th century. Despite the constant focus on this problem, many still do not know the details about this disease.

What is HIV and AIDS?

HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus. In other words, the body of an infected person becomes defenseless against any infection that a healthy person can cope with without much effort. This is what makes the disease so dangerous.

Why are the concepts of HIV and AIDS inextricably linked? The fact is that acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is the latest, and, accordingly, the most severe stage of HIV. But AIDS can appear in a person for other reasons. The treatment of end-stage brain cancer and AIDS is complex and expensive and always ends in death.

Ways of getting HIV:

1. Sexually (the probability of infection with a single vaginal contact - 0.1%, anal - 1%)
2. Through blood: through transfusion or use of non-sterile instruments (90% chance of infection)
3. From mother to child (probability of infection 30%)

Diagnosis of HIV disease

The diagnosis of the disease is particularly difficult. It turns out that it is not so easy to detect a destructive virus in the human body. Therefore, a huge number of patients do not even assume that they are infected.

In addition to a blood test, HIV can also be detected by other signs, but it should be understood that they often indicate the duration of the disease:

• Enlarged lymph nodes
• Sweating while sleeping
• Increased body temperature
• Constant fatigue
• Unreasonable weight loss
• Soreness
• Dark red skin lesions

Treatment of a dangerous virus in a clinic

Scientists have not yet invented drugs that would destroy the terrible virus. Treatment of HIV infection consists only in the temporary suppression of the virus. This allows you to significantly extend the life of HIV-positive people. Their age with proper treatment reaches 35-40 years.

Virus treatment steps:

1. Reducing the amount of virus in the body - etiotropic therapy
2. Minimizing its ability to reproduce.
3. Improving human immunity - pathogenetic therapy
4. Treatment of diseases that appeared against the background of a weakened body symptomatic therapy

Treatment is based on the use of drugs according to a special scheme. They are divided into several groups:

1. Reduce the activity of virus enzymes: timazid, Glaxo Velcom retrovir, didanosine, chivid, zerit, epivir, combivir.
2. Antiretroviral drugs: delaverdin, nevirapine, loverid.
3. Drugs that block the ability of the virus to infect new cells: indinavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir.

The new drug is Ziagena. Ribavirin and foscarnet are under testing. According to statistics, azidothymidine, suramin, combivir are popular.

To restore immunity, practiced:

• bone marrow transplantation;
• infusion of lymphocytes;
• various immunomodulators are used.

Infections that develop against a background of a progressive disease are difficult to treat with antibiotics and antifungal agents. Very often they come back in a more severe form. Some of them only treat radiation therapy.

Practice has shown that the simultaneous use of three types of drugs gives nice results. Compared with treatment with a single drug, this therapy has halved mortality, the number of comorbidities. This is due to the fact that the virus after the use of the drug becomes resistant to it and continues to develop.

Keep in mind that everyone reacts differently to treatment. It helps one well, and they practically forget about their illness and live a full life. Others hardly feel the change.

In the treatment of HIV are used:

1. Medicines
2. Herbs
3. Acupuncture
4. Massage
5. Homeopathy
6. Ayurveda

Treatment is prescribed by a doctor who carefully studies the patient's medical history, his tests, past illnesses and many other features. Treatment will depend on these factors: a combination of drugs and a scheme for their use.

Tri-therapy is quite an expensive "pleasure", it costs more than ten thousand dollars a year. Therefore, it is not available to many HIV-infected people. In such a situation, people use HIV treatment with folk remedies.

Doctors say that folk remedies as the main treatment will not give results. Therefore, it is advised to use them only as auxiliary. Herbs have a beneficial effect on the state of immunity, strengthening and supporting it.

How to treat HIV at home with herbs:

St. John's wort. Pour dry grass (100 g) with a liter of water, boil and keep on low heat for an hour. Strain the liquid, add 50 g of sea buckthorn oil and shake well. Let it brew for two days. Apply 4 times a day for? glass.

Sprunela. Pour the crushed grass with 1.5 liters of boiling water. After 3 hours, strain and add 50 g of nettle leaves. Boil on low heat for an hour, strain. Drink a glass a day gradually.

Liquorice root. Pour 50 g of the root with 0.5 liters of water and simmer for about an hour. Then strain and add honey (3 tablespoons). Drink on an empty stomach 200 ml for three months. The tincture is also easy to prepare. It is necessary to soak 100 g of licorice root in water, after 24 hours rub it and pour 0.5 liters of vodka. Keep in a dark place for 10 days. Then take 5 drops dissolved in a small amount of water.

Chinese cucumber, nettle, chamomile. Finely chopped Chinese cucumber pour water, boil, then add nettle leaves. After 7 minutes, strain and add chamomile. Decoction insist a few days in the heat. Drink once a day after meals.

Calendula. Ready-made tincture can be bought at a pharmacy. Take this: in the morning on an empty stomach - 2 drops, every hour - 1 drop, before going to bed - 2 drops. After 3 days, do not drink the tincture for a day. Then again take 3 days. Drink for five months.

HIV prevention

The well-known truth that the best treatment for a disease is its prevention is the best fit in this case. Compliance with simple measures will allow you to avoid contracting HIV, which will allow you to live fully and enjoy every day you live.

Prevention of the disease includes several key points:

• Permanent sexual partner
• Use of condoms during sexual intercourse
• Exclude intimate relationships with strangers and people at risk ( girls lung behavior, drug addicts)
• Use disposable syringes and other instruments (dental, for tattooing).
• Observe the rules of personal hygiene (use only personal toothbrushes and razors).
• For elective operations, use your own blood (if a transfusion is needed).

If the disease is not treated, then fatal outcome predicted by experts in 9-11 years.

How to cure HIV? Unfortunately, it is incurable, so the only way to stay away from this disease is not to get infected. The immunodeficiency virus does not spread by airborne droplets, through household items and is not spread by insects. That's why strict observance simple rules will save you from a dangerous disease.

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Is it possible to treat AIDS at home and how to do it?

• Manifestations of HIV infection
• Means for strengthening immunity
• Lifestyle as a method of fighting HIV

Before treating AIDS at home, it is necessary to clearly understand that at the moment there is no effective cure for HIV infection. But this is not a reason to give up, because using traditional medicine recipes, you can reduce the number of viruses in the blood, support the immune system, and partially restore impaired organ functions. At the same time, at home, you can help your body every day, using certain methods.

Manifestations of HIV infection

The first mention of the human immunodeficiency virus appeared in the 80s of the last century. HIV infection is understood as a disease characterized by a sluggish course and manifested in the weakening of the immune system. The last stage of the pathology, in which secondary diseases and tumor processes occur due to a decrease in immunity, is commonly called "AIDS" (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).

Terrible pathology is not treatable and, as a rule, leads to death. At this time, the human body is so weakened that an elementary cold can become the cause of death.

Knowing the dangers of HIV infection, many people are interested in information on how to detect AIDS at home. The main thing here is to know that the infection can long time hide in the human body. In some cases, even special tests are not able to detect the virus. Symptoms of the disease begin to appear only during the destruction of the body.

Often the symptoms of AIDS are:

• fungal infections mucous membranes and lungs;
• prolonged fever with fever;
• rashes on the skin;
• enlarged lymph nodes;
• general deterioration in health;
• lack of appetite;
• development of Kaposi's sarcoma and much more.

If one or more symptoms occur, each person can be tested for HIV infection by taking a test and completing a series of necessary procedures.

It is impossible to get rid of the infection, but it can be cured secondary pathologies developed against the background of HIV infection. Here it will be necessary to use complex methods, which will include the use of drugs that affect the ability of viruses to reproduce, strengthen the immune system and protect the body from possible infection with another infection.

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At home, you can prepare drugs that are highly effective in affecting the immune system. Yes, one of the most potent means Kvass is considered to be based on banana peel. For its preparation you will need:

• 3 cups finely chopped banana peel;
• 1 glass of granulated sugar;
• 1 tsp sour cream;
• 3 liters of boiled cool water.

The peel is placed in a glass container and filled with water, sugar and sour cream are also added there. The container is covered with gauze and left in a warm place for 14 days. Active gas emission will be a sign that kvass is ready. It is consumed 4 times a day, 125 ml 30 minutes before meals.

To prepare a new portion of kvass, you can use the old sourdough: when the container is half empty, add water to it and leave until cooked. It is required to change the starter when the drink loses its characteristic specific taste.

Calendula is often used to strengthen the immune system. In a pharmacy, you need to purchase an alcohol tincture of calendula, which is taken according to following scheme:

• in the morning - 2 drops;
• in the afternoon - 1 drop;
• in the evening - 2 drops.

The tincture is used for 3 days, then take a break for 1 day. The course of admission is 5 months.

Bee products have a good therapeutic effect, but when using them, it is necessary to completely abandon the use of alcohol. To make a decoction of subpestilence and propolis, you should take:

• 2 tsp subpestilence;
• 1 tsp propolis;
• 500 ml of water.

Podmor is placed in a container, filled with liquid and boiled for 120 minutes. Then the broth is filtered, propolis is added to it. Use the drug for 1 tbsp. l. a day after meals.

Licorice-based products have good anti-inflammatory, antitoxic and wound-healing properties. The substances that make up the plant have versatile biological activity and are widely used both in traditional and in folk medicine.

In addition, you can prepare a berry-fruit mixture rich in vitamins and trace elements. You will need:

• 500 g of cranberries and viburnum;
• 1 kg of green apples;
• 2 cups of walnut kernels;
• 2 kg of granulated sugar.

First of all, you need to add a little water to granulated sugar and boil the syrup. Then all the prepared ingredients are poured with syrup and laid out in jars. Medicine take 1 tbsp. l. a day before breakfast.

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important medical complex The fight against HIV infection in general and AIDS in particular is a lifestyle change.

A person should completely stop drinking alcohol and smoking. This will increase the concentration of vitamins and trace elements in the blood, as a result of which the ability of the immune system to resist infection will also increase.

In the diet, it is required to use only natural products that do not irritate the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. It is necessary to exclude the intake of fatty, spicy, heavy foods, smoked and canned food, baking and sweets.

Great importance should be attached to the regime of the day. So, you should draw up a schedule according to which the patient will eat at the same time. Eating after 7 p.m. is strictly prohibited. Every day after meals and before going to bed, you need to chew 9 g of honey in combs.

Doctors believe that bathing and fasting have a good effect on strengthening the immune system. The Russian steam room at all times helped to cure colds and infectious diseases, eliminated the symptoms of pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. She will also provide effective assistance with AIDS.

The use of active fasting is designed to increase the protective properties of the immune system. Thus, the body redirects resources from the process of digesting food to fighting infectious agents. Active fasting involves a complete refusal to eat for a day or more. To eliminate the feeling of hunger, you can drink an unlimited amount of liquid with the addition of apple cider vinegar and honey.

After consulting a doctor to strengthen the body's defenses, you can conduct a course of wet wraps. The procedure will require big piece linen cloth that is soaked in warm water and wrapped around the body. Then it is necessary to put the patient to bed and carefully wrap him in a blanket. After 2 hours, you need to unfold the fabric and take a lukewarm shower. After a shower, it is important to put the body back into heat.

And the main recommendation for HIV infection is to remember that full life possible even in case of illness. Every day must be met with good mood and a desire to get well. Scientists are actively working, and cures for AIDS will soon appear.

HIV treatment with folk remedies

In the manifest period (the period of the peak of the disease), clinical manifestations of opportunistic infection predominate. The most common are pneumonia caused by pneumocystis, gastrointestinal and pulmonary forms of cryptosporoidosis, generalized toxoplasmosis infection, which occurs more often in the form of encephalitis, generalized manifestations of herpetic and cytomegalovirus infections, mycoses, bacterial infections.

Dermatological indicators of HIV

Miscellaneous lesions skin and mucous membranes are a very common manifestation of HIV infection. They appear in virtually all clinical forms diseases, and not only in the stage of developed AIDS, and have a diagnostic and prognostic value.

Almost half of the patients in the acute period appear asymptomatic, widespread, symmetrical rash. measles-like rash or syphilitic roseola. It is localized mostly on the trunk. Lasts from 3 days to 2-3 weeks. Histologically, this exanthema is characterized by perivascular infiltrates of lymphocytes and histiocytes.

With symptoms of HIV infection, hemorrhagic spots can also appear. up to 3 mm in diameter, similar to hemorrhagic allergic vasculitis. Such rashes can be combined with ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth and esophagus and severe dysphonia. Probably the addition of viral skin lesions ( molluscum contagiosum).

During the period of carriage of HIV infection, seborrheic eczema is detected, in the acute stage of the disease it is less common, and in the stage of developed AIDS - in 46–83%. Some patients have the first clinical symptom HIV infection, appearing from time to time for 1-2 years before the appearance of others clinical signs. The difference from eczema is that the spotty elements are on the scalp, neck, face.

Common fungal lesions of the skin and nail plates appear relatively often with HIV infection. The disease can proceed in the form of lesions common for dermatomycosis. Atypical manifestations are noted on the face and neck, according to the clinical picture, they can resemble exudative erythema, seborrheic dermatitis, folliculitis. Rubrophytosis of the palms and soles gets indicators of palmoplantar keratoderma. Pityriasis versicolor characterized by dissemination of lesions with a tendency to infiltration and lichenification of the skin.

All dermatological manifestations atypical in age, localization, course, usual location, resistance to therapy should alarm the doctor.

Kaposi's sarcoma as one of the signs of the HIV virus

Kaposi's sarcoma is the most characteristic dermatological tumor symptom of HIV infection. The disease often begins with the appearance on the skin lower extremities reddish-bluish spots, they increase to 5 cm or more in diameter. After some time, symptoms of HIV infection appear, such as densely elastic nodules the size of a pea, they can merge into infiltrative plaques and tumor-like formations. The process is accompanied by swelling. Along with rashes, there are hemorrhages with secondary deposition of hemosiderin into the skin.

Foci of sarcoma in HIV infection are localized in the middle and upper third of the dermis, less often in the lower part of the dermis, spreading into the subcutaneous fatty tissue. Histologically, it is a disordered neoplasm of vessels, a proliferation of spindle-shaped cells resembling sarcoma cells.

Clinical indicators that distinguish HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma from the classical form (in the elderly):

young age (up to 35 years);

more severe, progressive course;

common temperament of skin lesions with a rapid generalization of the process and the involvement of the mucous membranes of the mouth, lymph nodes, internal organs.

In addition, Kaposi's sarcoma associated with HIV infection is characterized by the absence of a therapeutic result from the treatment and high mortality in the first 1–2 years after the end of its origin. The defeat of peripheral lymph nodes in patients may precede the appearance of clinical signs of HIV infection on the skin and mucous membranes. This is the highlight of Kaposi's sarcoma. Of the other tumor processes, squamous cell carcinoma of the oral mucosa and anorectal region is noted.

Herpes simplex is characterized by a severe chronic course with the formation ulcerative lesion, distribution herpetic eruptions on different parts of the skin and mucous membranes. Ulcerative herpetic lesions are very painful. The only therapeutic agent that in such patients can reduce the condition and also lead to a temporary remission is acyclovir administered intravenously.

Shingles can appear at any time and vary in severity. Possible recurrence of the disease.

Hairy leukoplakia of the oral mucosa has so far been described only in patients with symptoms of HIV infection. We are sure that the causative agent is the Epstein-Barr virus or human papillomaviruses. In most cases, it is localized in the posterior and middle third of the lateral surface of the tongue in contact with the teeth; subjective sensations are absent. Histologically corresponds to elements of simple warts.

Candidiasis on the mucous membrane begins with thrush, but unlike simple candidiasis in patients with symptoms of HIV infection, the white plaque that appears quickly fuses with the underlying mucous membrane and is not removed by scraping. At the end of the forced removal - bleeding erosion. Candidiasis rashes are actually not treatable. It is possible to try to improve the condition of patients through the use of nizoral.

Based clinical picture possible to suspect HIV infection. Testing for antibodies to HIV is needed to confirm the diagnosis. Many cases of the asymptomatic phase of HIV infection are detected during mass examinations. The reverse PCR method is used to determine the concentration of viral RNA. The dynamics of viral RNA concentration makes it possible to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of treatment, the degree of contagiousness of the patient and the prognosis of AIDS.

Methods for detecting proviral DNA by PCR are used mainly for scientific purposes. Genotyping and phenotyping of HIV are used to detect the resistance of the pathogen to antiretroviral drugs.

Full testimony screening for symptoms of HIV infection are:

acute febrile stage;

Kaposi's sarcoma in guys and in an unusual place;

molluscum contagiosum in an adult.

How to treat HIV infection?

After the HIV virus has entered the body, it will be in a dormant state. This condition can last from one month to several years. There have been cases where people have been carriers for 20 years. The incubation period depends on the state of health, lifestyle and medications taken. Treatment is to maintain the body's immune defenses. Diseases should be avoided, because with a weakened immune system, in addition, a mild cold without treatment can be fatal.

Antiretrovirals include HIV protease inhibitors (Indinavir, Ritonavir, Nelfinavir), nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (Zidovudine, Didanosine, Zalcitabine, Stavudine, Lamivudine) and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (Nevirapine, Delavirdine). Combined treatment reduces the concentration of viral RNA, slows down the progression of immunodeficiency, increases the life expectancy of patients, prevents the development of infection when administered after sexual contact.

The prognosis for life is unfavorable.

Folk remedies for HIV

The contagion is the plague of the 21st century. On the this stage development, not fully effective medicine from this trouble. No agent has yet been discovered that could completely wipe out deadly microbes from the face of the earth. Many, having lost faith in the classical methods of treatment, choose the treatment of AIDS with folk remedies. Based on the interpretation of this trouble, the disease leads to a decline in human immunity, along with this, immune bodies in the blood are actively destroyed. The main drugs for the treatment of HIV folk remedies include:

• Decoctions of St. John's wort - they help keep the infection in a state of calm. In order to make a decoction, you need to dry it and grind it into powder, mix it with sea buckthorn oil and water. The proportions are respectively 2:1:10. The grass is boiled in boiling water for about 60 minutes. Then the liquid is filtered, oil is added to it. The composition is actively mixed and infused for 48 hours. Use this folk remedy for 100 ml 4 times a day.
• Sprunella decoction treatment. Such a plant is very difficult to acquire, since it rarely appears in pharmacies. 100 grams of the plant is brewed into 3 liters of boiling water, then infused for 180 minutes, filtered. 100 grams of chopped dry nettle is poured into the liquid. Everything is boiled over low heat for about 60 minutes. and is filtered again. You need to take in the amount of 200 ml per day.
• Decoctions from licorice root. It will excellently reduce infection particles in the blood, along with this, immunity increases. A decoction for the treatment of HIV is made very simply. 100 grams of roots are boiled for about 60 minutes, after which 6 huge spoons of honey are filtered and dissolved. On an empty stomach, you need to drink a glass of broth. it is best to do this in the morning.
• Infusion of calendula. This folk remedy is drunk on an empty stomach, 2 drops every day. Later during the day, drink another drop for any hour, later 2 more drops at night. They take it with such a schedule - drink for 3 days, pause for 3 days.

Circumstances of development and prevention of HIV

The causative agent of AIDS is the human T-lymphotropic virus, belonging to the family of retroviruses. Since 1986, the designation human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or AIDS (AIDS), has been introduced. Retroviruses contain an enzyme called reverse transcriptase. The pathogen enters through microtrauma of the skin (contact with blood) and mucous membranes of the genital tract or rectum. From the moment of infection to the appearance of the first signs of infection, incubation period- from 1 month to 4-6 years.

The basis of the pathogenesis of HIV infection is the T-lymphotropism of the virus. The persistence and accumulation of the virus occurs in the lymphoid tissue. Reproducing in T4 cells (heppers), AIDS viruses destroy them. But sometimes AIDS gets into the blood and can be found in secretions. With the onset of clinical symptoms, viremia becomes more intense.

The lack of immunity leads to the activation of a latent infection or the addition of an opportunistic infection caused by opportunistic microbes.. These diseases lead in most cases to the death of patients in the next 1–2 years after the first clinical signs of HIV infection have ended. The higher the concentration of viral RNA in plasma, the higher the risk of infection. The concentration of viral RNA in plasma is enormous in the acute febrile stage of HIV infection and in severe immunodeficiency.

AIDS transmission routes

Laboratory and epidemiological studies suggest that STIs, manifested by genital ulcers (syphilis, genital herpes), causing inflammatory transformations (gonorrhea, trichomoniasis), and, perhaps, a number of non-inflammatory diseases of the genital organs (bacterial vaginosis), increase the risk transmission and infection of HIV infection through sexual contact.

It is possible that just the different incidence and prevalence of STIs cause a different proportion of HIV infection during heterosexual sexual intercourse in different countries of the world. HIV is transmitted sexually (during homosexual and heterosexual contacts), by transfusion of blood and its preparations, from an infected mother to a newborn in the prenatal period, during childbirth or during breastfeeding.

The most common way of HIV transmission worldwide is sexual. Kissing transmission is unlikely. Contribute to HIV transmission through sexual contact^

Among these, one can single out HIV - this infection has already claimed and continues to claim the lives of many people. Because of this, the immunodeficiency virus has become known as the modern plague, and many people are wondering if HIV can be cured. Diagnosis of the disease initial stage allows timely acceptance necessary measures and supplement the treatment prescribed by the doctor with folk remedies.

How can you get infected and how is it manifested?

When HIV enters the body, it may not make itself felt for a long time, but meanwhile the infection of cells occurs at an incredible rate. The virus “attacks” the immune system, suppressing the work of the cells responsible for detecting any infection that has invaded the body. At hiv organism becomes unable to resist pathogenic bacteria, which leads to the emergence of various ailments. Anyone who carries HIV in himself becomes susceptible not only to the most dangerous microorganisms, but even to those with which a healthy person calmly “gets along”.

The final stage of HIV infection is AIDS. And to the question whether it is possible to cure AIDS, any physician will answer that the patient has no chance for a cure. AIDS today is not treatable - a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome dies due to the fact that the immune system affected by the virus cannot withstand the emerging diseases.

HIV can be contracted through sexual contact, during a blood transfusion, from an injection or from the use of non-sterile medical instruments, and the virus can also be transmitted from mother to unborn child. It is not so easy to detect HIV, but for early detection of the disease, it is necessary to take tests, which is especially important for people who are at risk. It is possible to detect HIV by such symptoms that more signal the duration of the course of the disease:

• increased sweating during sleep;
• swollen lymph nodes;
• increase in body temperature;
• feeling of constant fatigue;
• weight loss for no particular reason;
• feeling of pain;
• the appearance of dark red spots on the skin.

Until now, representatives of modern medicine have not been able to find miracle cure to destroy the terrible virus. HIV therapy is based on its temporary suppression, which can significantly extend the life of the patient. And the treatment of HIV with folk remedies at home is aimed at increasing immunity. An adequate immune response helps keep the virus from replicating.

Herbal treatment

HIV can be treated at home with decoctions and tinctures medicinal plants:

1. Decoction of St. John's wort has an overwhelming effect on the virus. 6 art. l dry grass pour 1 liter of boiling water and boil over low heat for 1 hour. After cooling, strain the liquid and add 50 g of sea buckthorn oil. Shake well and leave for 2 days. After drinking 0.5 cup 4 times a day.
2. A decoction of licorice allows you to completely destroy the virus. Pour 50 g of root with 0.5 l of water and boil for 1 hour over low heat. After filtering, add 3 tbsp to the resulting healing liquid. l. honey. Take 1 glass before meals. The duration of therapy is 3 months. The decoction perfectly strengthens the immune system and normalizes the composition of the blood.
3. On the basis of licorice, you can prepare a tincture. First, pour 100 g of roots with water, and after a day grate. Then pour crushed licorice roots with 0.5 liters of vodka and keep for 10 days in a dark place. Take 2 times a day, 5 drops dissolved in a small amount of water. The duration of therapy is 3 months.
4. To normalize blood counts, alcohol tincture of calendula is used. You can cook it yourself (the flowers of the plant insist on 70% alcohol in a ratio of 1:10) or purchase it ready-made at a pharmacy. The scheme of taking this remedy is as follows: take 2 drops on an empty stomach in the morning, 1 drop every hour, 2 drops before bedtime. After 3 days of admission, take a break of 1 day. Then drink the tincture again according to the scheme for 3 days. The duration of therapy should be 5 months.
5. You can use a decoction of a mixture of Chinese cucumber, nettle and chamomile. First, bring the Chinese cucumber filled with water to a boil, add to the broth nettle leaves. Leave for 7 minutes, strain and add chamomile flowers. Insist in a warm place for several days. Take 1 time per day after meals.

Treatment with bee products

Healing the disease with the help of propolis and honey consists in the gradual destruction of HIV, blood purification and saturation with essential trace elements. All these measures are aimed at increasing the protective functions of the body. But before starting such therapy, it is important to balance the diet and exclude bad habits. You need to eat at a strictly defined time, the interval between meals should not exceed 4 hours, food must be chewed with special care and it is forbidden to eat food after 19 hours. The diet must contain vegetables, fruits, rye bread, seafood, milk and cottage cheese. It is better to replace sugar with honey.

An effective remedy in the treatment of the disease is alcohol solution propolis. Place 100 g of crushed propolis in a glass container and pour 0.5 l of 96% alcohol. Shake the mixture for 30 minutes, and then put it for 5 days in a dark place, also shaking occasionally. Then strain the tincture through cheesecloth and take before meals 1.5 hours before bedtime and drops dissolved in 0.5 cup warm water.

Children and patients for whom alcohol tincture is contraindicated can be used aqueous extract propolis. Pour 100 g of crushed propolis with 100 ml of distilled water, steam in a water bath for a couple of hours and strain. Take 1 tsp. extract.

You can prepare such a healing mixture: put 50 ml of sea buckthorn or corn oil and 50 ml of propolis alcohol tincture into a 0.5 liter jar and, stirring, fill the container with honey to the top. Mix everything well. Take 1 tsp. 1 hour before meals and at bedtime.

Can be taken after meals and at bedtime 0.5 cups of warm water with 4 tsp. apple cider vinegar and 1 tsp. honey. For 7 days every day add 1 drop of iodine to the mixture. So next week add iodine twice a week. After eating and before going to bed, chew a small amount of honeycomb. In the first, fourth and fifth weeks of such therapy, it is necessary to wrap the body with a damp linen cloth, and then go to bed and cover yourself warmly. So you need to lie down for an hour, then take a cool shower, and then dress warmly. In the second and third weeks of therapy, such actions should be performed twice. During treatment, it is very useful to use honey - you need to eat at least 150 g per day. But use this useful natural product It is possible only for those people who do not have individual intolerance.

How to warn?

It is too difficult to heal an ailment - it is much easier to prevent its occurrence. To do this, you must adhere to a number of preventive measures:

• observe personal hygiene;
• have a permanent sexual partner;
• exclude intimate relationships with people who may be carriers of HIV (these may be drug addicts, girls of easy virtue);
• require clinic staff to use well-crafted instruments and new gloves when examining each patient.

All these methods will prevent such a terrible virus from entering the body, which disrupts the immune system and causes AIDS. But if HIV was detected according to the results of the analysis, then special attention should be paid to concomitant diseases that can lead to serious consequences. Treatment of HIV must be carried out continuously, supplementing therapy with a proper lifestyle, balanced diet, exercise and the prevention of stressful situations.

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Currently, several thousand diseases are known to society, but HIV infection can be safely attributed to the most dangerous ones.

In the 21st century, this disease has become a real plague, a kind of invasion, which is quite difficult to fight.

Unfortunately, this scourge strikes not only adults, but also very young children, pregnant women, youth and even the elderly.

It can be concluded that all people are equal before HIV and absolutely everyone can become infected with it. Therefore, any person suffering from this virus asks a fair question - is it possible to treat HIV with folk remedies?

HIV infection. What's this?

HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. In this disease, all cells of the immune system are affected. If the immune system gradually begins to weaken, then the virus slowly but surely passes into the stage of a much worse disease - AIDS.

The diseased body is unable to fight off viruses because it has lost its protective functions. It is safe to say that a disease of this kind requires timely medical intervention.

Procedures and disease prevention specially designed for this should support the entire body, since the body cannot independently defend itself against the occurrence of tumors and other equally dangerous diseases.

Penetrating into human blood, the virus can “hide” for a long time, not make itself felt, since it is from 2-3 months right up to a couple of years in the incubation period.

At the end of this time, the virus begins a period of active reproduction, gradually affecting, destroying all the immune cells of the human body.

If the virus is not detected at an early stage, then its destructive effect directly leads to already deadly disease- AIDS.

For the first time information about HIV infection became known to the public around 1981. Then the world saw 3 articles in the newspaper, which described in detail rather strange symptoms diseases.

Specialists could observe such a phenomenon for the first time, since until that time diseases associated with the immune system had never been encountered before. After this article, the symptoms of the disease were found in drug addicts and people suffering from hemophilia.

Many people suffering from HIV sincerely believe that this disease can be overcome with the help of medicinal plants. Unfortunately, this is a very dangerous misconception.

Why? The fact is that complete treatment should be carried out exclusively under the strict supervision of physicians. In addition, the patient must regularly take prescribed medications for a long time.

But nevertheless, it will be very useful to supplement such treatment with plants that cleanse the body and enhance immunity. You just have to discuss this issue with your doctor.

Many people are deeply mistaken in thinking that HIV infection will inevitably lead to death.

According to experts, if the patient observes all precautions, uses medications prescribed by doctors for prevention, it is quite possible to avoid a fatal outcome.

Infected people can live to old age and even produce offspring, although they are not recommended to do this at all.

How is HIV transmitted?

Like any infection and virus, HIV has its own ways of infection. So, it is passed through:

Common misconceptions

The good news is that the immunodeficiency virus does not enter the body of a healthy person by airborne droplets. Believing in this misconception, many people are wary of any contact or even conversation with people infected with HIV.

However, we can safely say that the virus does not have the ability to be transmitted from a sick person to healthy way breathing.

In addition, the virus cannot be transmitted through the use of shared items. Therefore, you can immediately eliminate the risk of infection in this way.

Some people erroneously claim that various insects, such as mosquitoes, carry the virus into a healthy body. However, the truth is that insect bites carry absolutely no threat of HIV infection.

HIV treatment at home

At present, it is possible to improve health and even slow down the progression of a deadly disease, AIDS, not only with medicines, but also with proven folk remedies.

However, I would immediately like to note that absolutely any alternative HIV treatment cannot be compared with antiretroviral therapy, which means that it can only be used in combination with medications and with the permission of a specialist.

In order to find out exactly what and how to treat HIV infection at home, it will not be enough just to find recipes and test them for yourself by trial and error. Recall that the treatment of folk remedies should be carried out strictly under the supervision of a doctor.

What is the use of some medicinal herbs with HIV infection? Healing plants can provide a noticeable positive effect on the general condition of the entire immune system.

Regular use of proven folk methods will help not only strengthen the immune system, but also suppress the viability of the merciless virus, which is the number one task for people suffering from immunodeficiency.

Below are some of the most effective, but at the same time, simple folk recipes for HIV infection.

You can prepare a powerful tool to enhance the functioning of the immune system - this is banana kvass cooked on the peel.

To prepare it, wash and dry thoroughly with a napkin about three cups of finely chopped ripe banana skins. After that, transfer them to a large 3-liter jar. To them, add 1 cup of sugar and one teaspoon of natural sour cream. Stir the resulting mixture well.

Then completely fill the banana peel jar with warm, clean water up to the shoulders. Cover the neck of the jar with gauze and tie tightly. Put this composition in a warm place, you can near the battery.

Kvass preparation time - 2 weeks. At the end of this period, pour one liter for the next preparation, and you can safely drink the rest.

Herbal HIV treatment is also widely used. One of the most effective decoctions for HIV infection has proven to be a decoction of St. John's wort, since this plant is able to suppress the symptoms of immunodeficiency.

To prepare it, you will need 100 g of carefully chopped dry St. John's wort, 50 g of sea buckthorn oil and 1 liter pure water. First you need to bring water to a boil, add St. John's wort grass and cook over low heat for an hour.

Then you should strain the broth, add sea buckthorn oil there and mix everything well. The resulting mixture should be infused for several days. The decoction should be consumed 4 times a day, with a dosage of half a cup.

Strange as it may sound, the most common green tea that many people eat daily helps prevent the development of AIDS.

This is due to the fact that it contains kahetins, a substance that helps to inhibit the replication of the virus. It is enough to eat 1-2 cups a day of this pleasant drink in order to noticeably slow down the progression of such a disease.

Traditional medicine in the treatment of HIV infection (AIDS) cannot give a 100% result, however, in combination with the right antiviral therapy, it can significantly prolong the life of the patient and make it much better.

Can HIV be treated with hydrogen peroxide?

In modern times, hydrogen peroxide has become one of the most common alternative treatments for all sorts of diseases. However, it must be remembered that this remedy is not a panacea for all diseases, so it must be taken in correct doses and only on the recommendation of a doctor.

Some believe that peroxide completely kills HIV and try to overcome it with this liquid. However, this is a cruel misconception. After all, everything is based on the fact that our modern medicine has not yet found an effective way to treat such a serious disease.

Interestingly, studies have been specifically conducted in the United States in order to learn more about the results of hydrogen peroxide treatment of HIV.

As a result of such tests, it was concluded that HIV-infected people experienced noticeable relief after the procedures with peroxide, and the disease slowly receded. Therefore, we can conclude that the reviews on the treatment of HIV infection with hydrogen peroxide are very ambiguous.

Treatment with hydrogen peroxide was actively promoted by Professor IP Neumyvakin. In HIV therapy, Neumyvakin did not use any special methods. He came up with three simple ways to use the medicine and distributed them generously.

It is oral, external and intravenous infusion. The last method is considered the most dangerous of all. It is not recommended to use this method on your own at home, since both medical knowledge and special tools will be needed here.

Features of the treatment of acute respiratory viral infections in HIV-infected

ARVI begins exactly according to the same principle as in other people who are not infected with HIV - infection. At first, a simple nasal congestion, a barely noticeable malaise, a slight sore throat, and others similar signs disease should be a cause for concern.

Why is SARS dangerous in HIV? The common cold, which developed against the background of immunodeficiency, can contribute to the development of tracheitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia.

With this disease, it is necessary to ensure sufficient fluid intake into the body, especially if signs of hyperthermia are observed.

ARVI is quite common among AIDS patients. It manifests itself with its usual symptoms, and appears due to severely reduced immunity.

Why is tuberculosis dangerous for people with HIV?

An HIV-infected person suffers from a weak immune system, which means that the tubercle bacillus can freely enter the body.

An infected person can very quickly become infected with any form of tuberculosis if he is in the same room with a patient with this disease.

Treatment of tuberculosis with HIV infection is quite long, which requires compliance with a strict regimen, which was established by the attending physician. Therefore, we can conclude that people with AIDS and HIV may be at risk.

Within a year, up to 10% of infected people become infected with tuberculosis in the absence of therapy. In case of timely treatment tuberculosis, tuberculin bacilli cease to stand out, so the infected person is no longer contagious and is absolutely safe for others.

Features of the treatment of toxoplasmosis of the brain in HIV

Toxoplasmosis is an infection that is main reason lesions of the central nervous system in AIDS patients.

With HIV infection, the following symptoms of toxoplasmosis can be observed:

• persistent headache;
• fever;
• confusion;
• severe weakness;
• paralysis of one side of the body is possible;
• speech disorders;
• loss of sensation in the limbs;
• vision loss.

HIV prevention

At sexual contact with an HIV-infected person, the only prevention of possible infection is the use of a condom.

The risk of infection is present in such cases:

• with any kind of sexual contact;
• on hit vaginal discharge or sperm on the oral cavity, mucous membranes, or on damaged, injured skin (cuts, wounds).

The only way to prevent HIV infection in drug addicts is the treatment of such addiction and the use of individual syringes and needles.

In HIV-infected parents the best prevention HIV of the unborn child is the regular use of antiviral drugs during pregnancy, or the complete rejection of natural breastfeeding after the birth of the baby.

At medical manipulations The main method of prevention is the use of disposable injection instruments. When it comes to blood donation, only a thorough check of this blood can reduce the risk of infection.

Since doctors have not yet come up with a vaccine against HIV infection, it is imperative to carry out timely prevention this terrible disease.

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Is it possible to completely cure HIV?

Can HIV be cured or not is a question that worries millions of people around the world. It is worth noting that hundreds of scientists are working on the search for a vaccine or cure for this disease. Did they manage to find miracle cure thanks to which HIV is curable today? So far, unfortunately, no one can give a positive answer to this question. Speaking about whether HIV is being treated, one should pay attention to the fact that there is no talk of complete deliverance yet. However, modern medicine has come a long way in this regard.

Will HIV be cured in the near future?

To answer the question of whether it will be possible to cure HIV in the near future, we should consider the most important discoveries recent years in the field of immunodeficiency virus research. Perhaps they will shed light on this issue. Which studies, the results of which were published recently, are we talking about:

• Zinc fingers. In 2016, a discovery was made at a university in Pennsylvania, thanks to which scientists declared that they knew how to cure HIV. They invented a genome that actively fights virus cells. A cure for HIV using an artificially derived genome, which some scientists have already begun to call designer, is possible due to the fact that it suppresses the virus cells at a breakneck pace. That is why they began to call him zinc fingers. And this means that in the near future the question of whether AIDS can be treated can be answered positively.
• Gene scissors. At the end of 2015, a material was published on how to cure HIV infection forever. Scientists from Germany were able to extract from the body of an infected person a molecule that is responsible for infecting healthy tissues with the immunodeficiency virus. Attempts to do this for several decades were not crowned with success. Based on long-term research on this molecule, a vaccine has been developed that will eliminate doubts about whether AIDS and HIV can be cured forever. The new drug was called gene scissors. It has one significant difference from all other drugs and vaccines that have been developed in recent times. With its help, it is possible not to suppress the infection, but to cut it out of the body. In other words, infected tissues do not decrease, they are simply eliminated. Is HIV and AIDS treated with this drug in this moment? Not yet. To date, it is being tested on a group of volunteers. The first test showed excellent results. Of all those infected, a positive effect was noted in about seventy percent. Perhaps it is thanks to this drug that the answer to the question of how to recover from HIV will be known.
• New antiviral drug. Scientists from France have developed a new antiviral drug that suppresses the immunodeficiency virus so much that it will not manifest itself for a long time. In this case, we are not talking about how to cure HIV forever from the body. Innovative drug it just helps to keep the number of cells in the upper limit of normal. Since the first studies of the drug, quite a bit of time has passed, but the results they showed were brilliant. So far, it is impossible to say whether HIV infection is cured with its help. It is also impossible to state how long the latent period will last. However, the forecasts in this regard are positive. It is believed that the average life expectancy of those infected after taking this drug will be increased to several decades. Further development of an antiviral agent should lead to the fact that patients can be completely cured of HIV.

Have you ever been cured of HIV?

The question of whether there are cases of cure for HIV worries many. People look for such information on the Internet, on forums and websites. But this is not entirely correct. For such information, it is better to refer to the statistics of the WHO or the Ministry of Health, if we are talking about data for Russia. Both organizations cannot give a positive answer to the question of whether HIV and AIDS can be cured. The fact is that they have not registered data on miraculous cases of getting rid of this terrible disease. But on forums and websites, disputes about whether HIV is treated or not are fierce. A separate category is made up of AIDS dissidents, who completely deny the existence of this terrible disease. These people believe that talking about whether HIV infection can be cured forever is meaningless. After all, the immunodeficiency virus is a competent move by the world ruling elite, with the help of which money is laundered and so on. Although there is a lot of official confirmation that the disease actually exists. This is evidenced by the high threshold of mortality, and the consequences that the virus leads to at the stage of secondary manifestations. AIDS dissidents are considered dangerous because they discourage some infected people from taking medication and preventive measures.

The fact that HIV is completely curable is often written by people on religious forums. They declare that prayer, coming to faith and cleansing from all mortal things helped them get rid of a terrible deadly disease. To believe in it or not is a personal matter for everyone. However official medicine urges people to take all precautions and trust only trusted sources in matters of whether it is possible to cure HIV infection forever.

Relatively recently, a foreign scientific publication published information that several cases of complete elimination of the immunodeficiency virus were recorded. However, we are not talking about people who have been tested for new drugs and vaccines. Just at a certain point there were a few cases complete cure from HIV infection in positive patients. This happened to the Europeans, and some scientists have found a reasonable explanation for this phenomenon. The fact is that in the body of people of the Caucasian race, a gene was found that is responsible for fighting the cells of the virus. With its help, even the development of a vaccine against this terrible disease is underway. Quite possible, complete treatment HIV, or rather its amazing disappearance, is directly related to some modification of this genome, with the help of which the virus was destroyed in the body of previously infected people.

Why HIV is not treated: what reasons are voiced by scientists and medical experts?

American scientists at the end of 2015 managed to find the answer to the question of why the immunodeficiency virus cannot be cured. This finding made it possible to give a negative answer to the question of whether it is possible to cure HIV and AIDS forever from the body. The fact is that together they learned to suppress the virus itself ten years ago, but sooner or later it makes itself felt again. It's about about situations when the body's immune response weakens. It turned out that along with the virus, a special protein enters the body, the presence of which was previously unknown. It completely blocks the work of a certain protein, which is responsible for the production of substances that suppress virus-infected cells. This study in the future may help to find the answer to the question of how to cure HIV.

Modern medicine also has its own reasonable assumptions about this. Experts believe that AIDS and HIV are treated and suppressed up to a certain point. This is an acute stage that lasts only a few weeks. During this time, it is not possible to completely destroy the infected cells. During this period, the virus is suppressed. This is followed by a long asymptomatic stage. It is characterized by the absence of any manifestations. Whether HIV infection is cured or not during this period is clear thanks to modern methods diagnostics. After all, the cells of the disease are detected at this moment, but do not manifest themselves in any way. They're in literally eat into the gene tissue, after which they “fall asleep” for a certain time. A sharp exacerbation occurs before the onset of the stage of secondary manifestations. An organism that gets used to the fact that the cells of the virus are inactive does not have time to cope with their rapid spread. Antibodies are produced slowly, and the consequences of the disease become irreversible.

In search of an answer to the question of whether HIV infection is completely cured, scientists have tried to prescribe antiretroviral therapy to patients in the latent asymptomatic period. But this did not bring any results. The virus cells showed absolute resistance to any ART drugs.

Is it possible to cure HIV infection in the early stages?

Can HIV be completely cured in the early stages? This question cannot yet be answered in the affirmative. The measures that were taken to get rid of the disease at the initial stage can be called colossal. To restore immunity, patients tried to transplant bone marrow. In order for the blood composition to be optimal and to successfully fight the immunodeficiency virus even in the acute stage, lymphocytes were planted in the infected. But all these measures turned out to be pointless. A small positive effect, which was at the initial stage, was very quickly eliminated. Antibodies again began to be produced slowly, and the virus cells attacked the body with renewed vigor.

In this regard, so far, unfortunately, it is impossible to state with certainty that the immunodeficiency virus can be completely destroyed. It remains to wait and hope that a cure will be found soon.

Any person will perceive as a sentence the immunodeficiency virus found in his blood.

Until recently, this was the case, but treatment in the early stages of HIV with antiretroviral drugs can not only prolong life, but also restore the patient's immune system to some extent.

What is this disease?

The human immunodeficiency virus is a viral disease that very slowly and gradually destroys the body's immune system. As a result, he weakens so much that he cannot defend himself against secondary infections and tumor diseases. On the late stages the patient exhibits difficult-to-treat fungal, bacterial, viral and oncological diseases. This condition is called acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The virus first appeared in West Africa, but now it has spread all over the planet. Information about the structure, transmission routes and vital activity of the virus did not help create drugs that completely cure the disease, so the number of people infected with HIV and AIDS is growing every year in the world.

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Possible routes of infection

HIV infection can be transmitted:

• during unprotected intercourse;
• when using other people's syringes and needles;
• when transfusing infected blood;
• from an infected mother to a child during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding;
• upon contact of blood or scratched human mucosa with blood, semen, breast milk and other biological secretions of the patient;
• when using improperly sterilized piercing and tattoo instruments;
• when using someone else's toothbrush, razor with minimal blood residue.

It is believed that HIV is not transmitted through sweat, saliva, tears, urine and feces. This is due to the fact that you can become infected when a minimal dose of the virus enters the blood and damaged mucous membranes. For example, a drop of blood placed on the end of a sewing needle is enough to infect HIV. The same amount of virus is contained in 4 liters of saliva, and it is too difficult to consume such a volume.

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How to recognize HIV in the early stages

All people are afraid of the thought of possible infection HIV. Therefore, the question often arises: “How does HIV manifest itself in the early stages?”. After all, it is still possible to treat the disease at the very beginning, and then the immune system is completely destroyed. As a result, it is not HIV itself that kills a person, but other diseases that the immune system is not able to fight. How to recognize HIV in the early stages? There are few signs that allow you to do this. It is almost never possible to determine HIV infection by early external signs.

Each of them is similar to the manifestations of common viral diseases - influenza, SARS, rotovirus or enterovirus infection:

1. Unreasonable severe fatigue. Chronic fatigue can signal a huge number of diseases, including HIV infection. Do not panic if you feel constantly tired even after a normal night's rest. Take note of it. If you feel a complete breakdown within a few weeks or months, you still need to undergo a comprehensive examination to rule out HIV.
2. Muscle and throat pain, headache, and chills are signs of flu and colds. However, all of them can also signal the activation of HIV.
3. Swollen tonsils in the throat and enlarged painless The lymph nodes neck, groin and armpits characteristic of systemic disease. With HIV, the cervical lymph nodes swell more than the inguinal and axillary ones. To understand and find out the diagnosis, an examination is necessary.
4. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may accompany the initial stage of HIV infection. If any of the symptoms last for 1-3 weeks, it's worth it.
5. Ulcers in the mouth and on the genitals. If this symptom is manifested in combination with the above signs of HIV, you should be wary. Especially if you have not suffered from similar skin problems before.

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HIV does not appear immediately, it can “doze” in the body for a long time or develop very imperceptibly. The incubation period depends on the strength of the human immune system, it can range from a few weeks to 10 years. In some patients, HIV leads to the development of AIDS after 10-12 years if left untreated.

Clinical manifestations of HIV infection are divided into several stages. The first stage of the disease occurs at least 2-6 weeks after infection with HIV. This period is characterized by the following features:

1. Some enlargement of the lymph nodes in the neck, in the armpits and in the groin. Swollen lymph nodes are firm and painless.
2. Sore throat and swollen tonsils.
3. chills and fever body (37.5-38 0 C).
4. Diarrhea.
5. Spotted rash, as in rubella (occurs in half of the cases).
6. Rare cases of meningitis and meningoencephalitis.

At an early stage, HIV infection may not manifest itself in any way, so a person does not know about the development of a terrible disease for a long time. However, the listed symptoms are almost always attributed by people to a cold, flu or poisoning, thereby depriving themselves of the chance to prolong life.

The second stage of HIV infection occurs after the acute manifestations subside. It lasts for 3-10 years, the disease almost does not manifest itself, or these are very vague signs:

• pain in the joints;
• muscle pain;
• night sweats;
• weakness and fatigue;
• frequent diarrhea;
• problems with coordination of movements;
• frequent exacerbations of herpetic infection;
• systematic rise in body temperature;
• persistent dry cough;
• drastic weight loss in a couple of months.

In the early stages, women with HIV have menstrual irregularities: intermenstrual bleeding, irregular cycles, painful periods or their absence. It is believed that HIV infection can provoke hormonal disruptions in the body. Inflammatory diseases of the genital organs in infected women are difficult to cure. In addition, the risk of developing cervical cancer increases several times. In men with HIV infection hormonal changes can not be. Symptoms of the immunodeficiency virus in children have their own characteristics. Newborns with HIV often have diarrhea and recurrent infections. Infected children under the age of 2 years are characterized by frequent bacterial infections, stunted growth and body weight, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, pneumonia, infectious diseases of the skin and mucous membranes.

HIV-infected children over 2 years of age suffer from digestive disorders, intractable pneumonia and viral infections, as well as candidiasis of the mucous membranes and skin.

The third stage of HIV infection begins with the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Without treatment, AIDS begins 3-10 years after infection. The patient's immunity can not cope with anything, a person is tormented by endless fungal, bacterial, viral and protozoal infections. Along with this, HIV encephalopathy, HIV dementia, tuberculosis, cervical cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, etc. are quite common in AIDS patients. The patient has enlarged lymph nodes, fever and a temperature of the order of 38-40 0 C.

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HIV treatment trends

Scientists around the world are struggling with the problem of treating HIV, but have not found a way to completely cure patients. Treatment regimens only slow down the progression of the disease and slightly improve the quality of life. Finding out that you have HIV is a huge stress, so the patient needs constant psychological support from psychologists and psychiatrists, as well as their own family and friends. Not everyone can handle the situation. In this regard, such people require a sparing protective psychological regimen. Along with this, active therapy with antiretroviral drugs is carried out. HIV patients need constant medical supervision for early detection and treatment of secondary diseases.

The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2010 recommended starting treatment of HIV-infected patients with a CD4 cell level below 350/mm3. However, new WHO research confirms that early start HIV treatment achieves better results. They insist that patients should be given antiretroviral drugs as early as 500 CD4 cells/mm³ or below. This makes treatment safer and more affordable. In addition, early therapy reduces the amount of viruses in the blood. This reduces the risk of HIV transmission to others.

With regard to infected children, WHO insists on the need for antiretroviral therapy for all babies under the age of 5, regardless of the number of CD4 cells. The same applies to HIV-positive pregnant and lactating women, married couples where only one of the partners is infected. WHO recommendations have not changed regarding the provision of antiretroviral treatment to all HIV patients with active tuberculosis or hepatitis B.