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Treatment of AIDS starts with prevention of HIV infection. Preventive measures include seeking regular medical care throughout the lifetime. Regular medical care allows a health care professional to best evaluate symptoms and the risks of catching HIV infection and regularly test for it as needed. These measures greatly increase your chances of catching and treating HIV infection in its earliest stages before AIDS and its serious complications develop.
Other preventive measures include abstaining from sexual activity or having sex only within a mutually monogamous relationship in which neither partner is infected with HIV. Latex condoms also provide some protection against HIV when used properly. It is also important not to share needles with other people.
AIDS is not curable, but prompt diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection can help to reduce or delay the onset of serious complications, improve the quality of life, and minimize the spread of the disease to others. Treatment generally includes drugs called antiretroviral medications. These include protease inhibitors and reverse transcriptase inhibitors. These drugs hinder the ability of HIV to reproduce, which results in a slowing of the spread of HIV in the body. The use of antiretroviral medications can help people with HIV and AIDS to lead longer lives.
Treatment also includes regular monitoring and prompt diagnosis and treatment of complications, such as meningitis or opportunistic infections. Hospitalization is often necessary to treat serious complications.
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