It alters the active site of reverse transcriptase, decreasing that enzyme's activity.
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is used to treat HIV infections.
Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. Antibiotics cannot treat viral infections such as HPV, herpes and HIV.
AIDS patients are typically on a variety of antiretroviral medications to try to suppress the HIV virus and boost the immune system. In addition, if oppportunistic infections appear, medications are used to treat those infections.
because HIV is a virus and antibiotics treat bacterial infections.
No. Only if you have sex with someone with HIV can you get HIV.
Atovaquone is primarily used to treat and prevent certain types of pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii, particularly in individuals with weakened immune systems, such as those with HIV/AIDS. Additionally, it is effective against infections caused by the protozoan parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Babesia species. Atovaquone is often used in combination with other medications for enhanced efficacy in treating these infections.
Yes there are plenty of drugs that treat viral infections or diseases. Tamiflu is generally used in viral infections. Valtrex is used to treat herpes and Zovirax in viral cold sores. There are plenty of antiretroviral drugs and all HIV medications are antiviral. There are many other drugs available, ask your pharmacist for more details or help.
Some people with HIV have a purulent infections. Most purulent infections happen in patients without HIV.
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Aciclovir is a medication used to treat the herpes virus infections. It also is used to treat chickenpox. It is not meant to cure these infections but to prevent a breakout of herpes or blisters.
Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, not viruses, and HIV is a virus.
A 2004 study of HIV-positive Thai women found that oral ZDV beginning at 28 weeks of gestation, with a single dose of nevirapine during labor, greatly reduces HIV transmission.