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… Overview The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) changes (mutates) often. Sometimes these … virus resistant to a medicine or class of medicines. This means the medicine no longer … have not taken your medicine as prescribed. Resistance reduces the number of treatment …
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… Make sure you know about each of the medicines you take. This includes why you take … combines several medicines to help treat HIV. They reduce the amount of virus in your … live longer. The medicines also help prevent HIV from becoming AIDS. How do they work? When …
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… Actionset Overview Taking antiretroviral medicines for HIV can help you stay healthy and live about as … Missing doses can lead to problems like drug resistance and higher viral loads. The disease …
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… Condition Overview What is HIV? What is AIDS? HIV (human immunodeficiency … HIV is diagnosed before it becomes AIDS, medicines can slow or stop the damage to the … are taking aren't helping. Testing for drug resistance HIV often changes or mutates in the …
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… Overview HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus … in HIV HIV medication Antiretroviral medicines for HIV HIV: Antiretroviral Therapy … (ART) HIV: Taking Antiretroviral Medicines Resistance to HIV Medicines Support and care …
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… Overview Weight loss in people with HIV has many possible causes. They may include: … doesn't appeal to you. HIV itself or HIV medicines can cause you to feel this way. … with lipodystrophy. You may have insulin resistance . This means your body can't control …
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… Topic Overview A few people with HIV are described as non-progressors . These people have HIV that does not progress to more severe … or disease, but they can still spread HIV. Most non-progressors: Have lived with the …
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… to get TB. This includes people who: Have HIV or another illness that weakens the immune … easily to other people. You take the same medicines that are used to treat pulmonary TB. … the treatment is not working because of drug resistance (when tests show that TB-causing …
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… immune system. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an example of a virus that damages the … . Multiple Sclerosis: Should I Start Taking Medicines for MS? Health Topics Medical Tests … Infection Psoriasis Psoriatic Arthritis Resistance to HIV Medicines Rh Sensitization …
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… doesn't cover decisions about testing for HIV or testing for hepatitis B and C . For more information, see the topics HIV Testing: Should I Get Tested for Human … . Hepatitis B. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) , which causes AIDS. Syphilis . …
