Why is HIV/AIDS so hard to treat?

Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 4

Abstract

The HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic and remains the world’s leading infectious killer. Death of HIV/AIDS patients worldwide is a powerful reminder that there is no cure for HIV/AIDS. However, Anti Retroviral drug treatment can slow down the course of disease and may lead to near normal life expectancy. But HIV drug resistance highlights the need for new and more powerful drugs. Across the globe, researchers are working hard to make an HIV vaccine. Gene editing to prevent HIV is innovative hypothesis to prevent HIV/AIDS which has generated hope to prevent and cure it.

Authors and Affiliations

Dilip D. Karad

Keywords

Related Articles

Comparison of quality, recovery and satisfaction score of Sevoflurane with Propofol anaesthesia in spontaneously breathing patients using laryngeal mask airway in ambulatory surgeries

Background: Patient satisfaction is a highly sensitive quality measure of anaesthesia management; maintaining a good surgical plane and early recovery are important factors for the outcome of any procedure. We have desig...

Using Various Types of Lethal Ovitrap to Control Aedes sp in Endemic Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)

Introduction: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) every year always strikes all districts in Indonesia which frequently becomes an extraordinary occurrence. The vector control conducted yet has not yielded optimal results. Ob...

Incidence and clinical profile of Triple negative breast cancer in Kashmir

Breast cancer is a heterogenous disease, encompassing a plethora of entities which not only have distinct morphological features but also clinical behaviour. In recent years it has become apparent that this diversity may...

Hypothyroidism Presenting As Sever Icthyosis and Acanthosis Nigricans

Hypothyroidism is a common condition with various cause but autoimmune disease and thyroid failure following 131I or surgical treatment of thyrotoxicosis account for over 90% of cases, except in areas where iodine defici...

Oral Allopurinol for Preventing Mortality and Morbidity in Neonates with Moderate Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Background: Despite progress in neonatal care, the mortality and the incidence of neuromotor disabilities after perinatal asphyxia have failed to show substantial improvement. Delayed neuronal death following a perinatal...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP213549
  • DOI -
  • Views 68
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

Dilip D. Karad (2016). Why is HIV/AIDS so hard to treat?. Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research, 4(4), 10265-10267. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-213549