If one just got diagnosed of hiv how can the...

AIDS treatment:

• To our current history, there is no complete cure for the virus, but the treatment is based on the symptoms that the patient complains about, and there is some antiretroviral drugs that work to strengthen the immune system and reduce the progression of the disease as much as possible such as (NNRTI group such as Efavirenz, NRTI group such as Abacavir PI group like Atazanavir), along with ensuring good nutrition, drinking a good amount of fluids, and exercising regularly.

How is the diagnosis made:

• The diagnosis is made through a clinical examination and knowledge of the medical history, and running of several tests, including the NAAT DNA test, the Antigen/antibody test, the ELISA test, in addition to the Western blot test, it is possible to detect infection with the virus after 3 weeks of sexual intercourse. The examination is usually done through blood, and infection with the virus is confirmed after 6 months of the relationship.

Symptoms of HIV infection:
At first, the patient feels general symptoms such as fever, general fatigue, and sore throat, and then the symptoms disappear for varying periods that may extend for a long time, where the symptoms appear more severely, such as:

• fever
• Skin rash
• General fatigue
• Night sweats
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Muscle and joint pain
• Sore throat

What we recommend :

• consult an internist to set the treatment plan