Treatment options
Depending on the stage of the disease and the coexisting infections, doctors can recommend one course of action or the other. The goal of medical therapy is to achieve an improvement in the immune system’s capability to fight disease and prevent it from deteriorating further.
HIV is treated with drugs under the category of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, or HAART. This treatment is held in the long term, and doses can be changed according to how the body responds, the viral load, and the CD4 count.
Primary care interventions and other treatments are also essential to solve opportunistic infections and prevent disease complications.