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… HIV Treatment in Children On this page: Overview Related … also help your child stay healthy. This treatment is called antiretroviral therapy (ART). Your child will need to take ART medicines …
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… Resistance to HIV Medicines On this page: Overview … fails. The virus is already resistant to one or more antiretroviral medicines when you start treatment, or the … Has not decreased by at least one-half after 4 weeks of therapy. Has not decreased to an undetectable level within 4 …
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… HIV Viral Load On this page: Related … Viral load is a measurement of how much HIV is present in your blood. A sample of blood is drawn and … The viral load test is used to help decide when to change antiretroviral medicines. HIV (Human …
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… HIV and Weight Loss On this page: Overview Related … Exercising to build muscle and eating healthy foods are part of treatment. Healthy eating Eating a healthy, balanced … the person returns. Medicines If you are not already taking antiretroviral medicines , your doctor may want you to …
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… HIV: Stages of Infection On this page: Overview Related … them. Stage 1 (HIV infection) : There are no AIDS -related conditions AND the CD4+ cell count is at least 500 cells per … . Stage 2 (HIV infection) : There are no AIDS-related conditions AND the CD4+ cell count is 200 to 499 or the …
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… HIV: Preventing Infections On this page: Overview Overview In most cases, HIV causes only a few weeks of flu-like symptoms. But if HIV … Preventing opportunistic infections is an important part of caring for yourself when you have HIV. Take your HIV …
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… HIV: Giving Support On this page: Overview Related … to think about the emotional well-being of the person with HIV you care for. Because every person's emotional needs are … Don't avoid the person. Like anyone else, people with HIV feel anger, frustration, depression, and other emotions. …
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… Opportunistic Infections in HIV On this page: Overview Overview … immune systems have been weakened by a disease such as HIV infection. Opportunistic infections that are common in … such as Kaposi sarcoma and lymphoma . HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Infection Current …
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… HIV Home Care On this page: Overview Overview If a person's HIV infection progresses, you may be called on to provide … or what to do in case of an emergency. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Infection Current …
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… HIV: Preventing Other Infections When You Have HIV On this … Avoid close contact with people who have contagious illnesses until their symptoms have disappeared. This includes illnesses such as colds, the flu , or stomach flu. If you …
