Understanding HIV: Is it still scary today?
We often saw through media decades ago that HIV was a scary and dangerous disease. However, today, with advancements in medical technology, the drugs used to control HIV have become highly effective. As a result, HIV is no longer frightening or dangerous if patients receive prompt and correct treatment.
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When treated, the HIV virus is like a “hibernating frog,” controllable but ready to spread if not managed with medication. Today, HIV is not a despised disease but a chronic condition that requires lifelong medication. Although it is incurable and becomes a chronic disease, it can be controlled and managed for a long life. Recently, there has been a significant medical event confirming that HIV-infected patients can be completely cured, both male and female. In the past, doctors worldwide have tried to “eradicate” HIV from the human body permanently, and now they have succeeded with three people through bone marrow transplants. Although HIV has been successfully eradicated for the first time in the world, in practice, few people decide to treat HIV with bone marrow transplants because taking antiretroviral drugs regularly allows for a normal life. They can also plan to have children and partners.
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In summary, curing HIV is still a medical endeavor to conquer the disease completely. However, for ordinary people in society, even if they have HIV in their body, they can live normally if they take care of themselves, maintain a high CD4 level, and take antiretroviral drugs. If they stop taking the medication, the virus will multiply and can return and spread. But if the infected person knows early, treats quickly, and takes antiretroviral drugs diligently and on time every day to keep the virus controlled 24 hours a day, the virus amount will decrease to the point where it cannot be transmitted to others. Nevertheless, we should always wear condoms during sex because there are other sexually transmitted diseases besides HIV that we should be cautious of.
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Reference: 24 Years of Progress: Parents with HIV Can Have Children, Advice on How Not to Transmit the Virus | https://www.thairath.co.th/ and explainer: Yesterday’s significant medical event confirmed that HIV-infected patients can be completely cured, both male and female | https://workpointtoday.com/
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