HIV, AIDS, and ARVs: Take Your Antiretrovirals as Prescribed!

[ArvGnarlington]

why is arv in the title arv isnt linked to aids

[AIDSvideos]

@ArvGnarlington: So that people looking for information on ARVs will find the video, and because ARVs are the treatment for HIV/AIDS.

[touflives]

@ArvGnarlington arv - anti retroviral meds



[realrell36]

rip mom

[neekolas11]

so you go from hiv+ to aids if your t cell count falls below 200. if your t count goes back up do you go from aids back to hiv+?

[pooh2b]

a doctor explained to me that once you have aids a t cell count of 200 or below and then the t cells go back up even to an undetectable level you still have aids because your system was taken to that low of a level

[wp2388]

I have a question, what does an hiv rash look like? can it be one dot on ur arm and one dot on ur stomach each the size of a pimple but not? do they have puss? do they spread when you scratch them? please answer me

[AIDSvideos]

This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. Google "National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention" and call them to speak to a counselor, or make an appointment and ask your doctor.

[Raksaht]

What if you only miss one day one time? Will that give the virus an opportunity to mutate?

Thanks for this wonderful series on HIV/AIDS. The information/facts need to be made as public as possible.

[AIDSvideos]

This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. "Missing even a few doses of antiretroviral medications can lead to drug resistant strains of HIV." [Kalichman & Rompa, "HIV treatment adherence and unprotected sex practices in people receiving antiretroviral therapy," Sex Transm Inf 2003;79;59-61, citing Sande MA, Volberding PA. The medical management of AIDS. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2000.] Try your very best to take your medication exactly as prescribed.

[Raksaht]

Hi Eric,

Thanks for the info. I'm guessing that missing one day (for whatever reason) wouldn't be too bad, but a few days in a row might have disasterous consequences.

[lothaire4u]

Thank you for this information.

[thewhile]

never knew about these types of medicines...