Introduction What is the difference between HIV infection and AIDS? Evaluating your health status Phase 1 - Primo-infection Phase 2 – Seropositive without symptoms Phase 3 – Seropositive with symptoms Phase 4 – AIDS Will I necessarily progress through all phases? What are CD4 cells? What is the viral load? When should I start medications to treat HIV (antiretrovirals)? How does anti-HIV treatment work? Why is it necessary to take several medications at the same time? What are the different types of antiretrovirals? How to choose the best combination of medications? How do I know if my treatment is working? Why are treatments unable to completely erradicate HIV from the body? What are the potential side-effects of antiretrovirals? Why is it sometimes necessary to change the medications in my triple therapy? What is medication resistance? What can I do to avoid resistance? Treatment adherence means: Can alternative or naturopathic/homeopathic therapies assist me in managing my HIV infection? Will I need to take medications for the rest of my life? What can I do to stay in good health? Condom breaks or tears? —Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) HIV and Depression HIV and Aging HIV and Neurocognitive Disorders KASA (Kaletra Adherance and Support Assistance)Program Links and References

The HIV virus does not limit itself exclusively to the CD4 cells in your blood. It is also found in numerous other “reservoirs” or sites in the body. Some of the many “reservoirs” where HIV may lodge and hide out from medications are: lymph nodes (immune intelligence centers of the body – present all over the place), the digestive system (gastrointestinal tract), the brain, the testicles and ovaries etc. In these various sites, HIV goes into a latent phase, or dormant phase where it is not actively reproducing itself. Given that all currently available medications target different phases of the HIV reproduction cycle they are unable to attack virus that is not replicating. Without replication (in a sleeping virus) the medications, regardless of the combinations used are useless in these sites. The presence of reservoirs is what currently makes it impossible to completely eliminate HIV from an infected individual.

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