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How to diagnose HIV infection ?
There are different tests which are avaialble for the diagnosis of HIV such as Nucleic acid tests (NATs) to look for the viral load, Antigen/antibody tests which appear in the blood between the 2nd and 8th week of exposure, ELISA to look for HIV antibodies and if this test is positive, we do the Western blot test to confirm the diagnosis.
Treatment of HIV:
Two drugs from one class, plus a third drug from a second class, are typically used
Symptoms of HIV:
1. Acute phase in which the pt develeop flu like symptoms amd my last for a few weeks
2. Chronic phase: Although, HIV is present in the body, many preople don't have symptoms during this ohase which might last for 10 years
3. AIDS in which the immune system is severely damaged and the patient becomes more likely to develop oppurtunistic infections and cancers
There are different tests which are avaialble for the diagnosis of HIV such as Nucleic acid tests (NATs) to look for the viral load, Antigen/antibody tests which appear in the blood between the 2nd and 8th week of exposure, ELISA to look for HIV antibodies and if this test is positive, we do the Western blot test to confirm the diagnosis.
Treatment of HIV:
Two drugs from one class, plus a third drug from a second class, are typically used
- NNRTIs such as abacavir
- NRTIs such as tenofovir
- PIs such as atazanavir
Symptoms of HIV:
1. Acute phase in which the pt develeop flu like symptoms amd my last for a few weeks
2. Chronic phase: Although, HIV is present in the body, many preople don't have symptoms during this ohase which might last for 10 years
3. AIDS in which the immune system is severely damaged and the patient becomes more likely to develop oppurtunistic infections and cancers
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