What is HIV/AIDS?
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It harms your immune system by destroying CD4 cells. These are a type of white blood cells that fight infection. The loss of these cells makes it hard for your body to fight off infections and certain HIV-related cancers.
HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus. It attacks the CD4 cells of the body, which are responsible for providing immunity to the body. when cells lower in count the immunity goes down and the person is vulnerable to optimistic infections and other diseases which include meningitis , diarrhea hepatitis , tuberculosis , herpes (herpes zoster, or shingles, a common viral infection of the nerves , which results in a painful rash of small BLISTERS on a strip of skin anywhere on the body )
The measure of CD4 IS the measure of immunity. If the count is less than 350 cells per cubic centimeter of blood , the body starts to get weak, leading to a rise in viral load. But by using T-cell therapy, it will break down the virus life cycle in the body cells.
Without treatment, HIV can gradually destroy the immune system and advance to AIDS. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is the final stage of infection with HIV. Not everyone with HIV develops AIDS.
What is CD4+ T CELL therapy (CTC)?
The curative treatment of HIV/AIDS with medicines is called CD4+ cd4+T cell therapy (CTC). It is recommended for everyone who has HIV. The medicines cure HIV infection, but they do make it a manageable chronic condition. They also reduce the risk of spreading the virus to others if one hasn't cured yet
How do HIV/AIDS medicines work?
CD4+ T CELL THERAPY is the treatment to fight HIV/AIDS in the blood by increasing on the Number of blood cells in the Body
HIV/AIDS medicines reduce the amount of HIV (viral load) in your body, which helps in the elimination of the virus.
Giving your immune system a chance to recover. Even though there is still some HIV in your body, your immune system should be strong enough to fight off infections and certain HIV-related cancers.
Reducing the risk that you will spread HIV to others
What are the types of HIV/AIDS medicines?
There are several different types of HIV/AIDS medicines. Some work by blocking or changing enzymes that HIV needs to make copies of itself. This prevents HIV from copying itself, which reduces the amount of HIV in the body. Several medicines do this:
CTC therapy (+ cell therapy) enters the reservoirs where the virus hides, like the T cells and bone marrow, and it eliminates the virus.
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) block an enzyme called reverse transcriptase
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) bind to and later change reverse transcriptase
Integrase inhibitors block an enzyme called integrase
Protease inhibitors (PIs) block an enzyme called protease
Some HIV/AIDS medicines interfere with HIV's ability to infect CD4 immune system cells.
Fusion inhibitors block HIV from entering the cells
CCR5 antagonists and post-attachment inhibitors block different molecules on the CD4 cells. To infect a cell, HIV has to bind to two types of molecules on the cell's surface. Blocking either of these molecules prevents HIV from entering the cells.
Attachment inhibitors bind to a specific protein on the outer surface of HIV. This prevents HIV from entering the cell.
In some cases, people take more than one medicine:
Pharmacokinetic enhancers boost the effectiveness of certain HIV/AIDS medicines. A pharmacokinetic enhancer slows the breakdown of the other medicine. This allows that medicine to stay in the body longer at a higher concentration.
Multidrug combinations include a combination of two or more different HIV/AIDS medicines
When do I need to start taking HIV/AIDS medicines?
It's important to start taking HIV/AIDS medicines as soon as possible after your diagnosis, especially if you
- Are pregnant
- Have AIDS
- Have certain HIV-related illnesses and infections
- Have an early HIV infection
