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Can you get rid of HIV if caught early?
Unlike some other viruses, the human body can’t get rid of HIV completely. Once you have HIV, you have it for life. But with proper medical care, HIV can be controlled. People with HIV who get effective HIV treatment can live long, healthy lives and protect their partners.
Can Stage 1 HIV be treated?
There is no cure for HIV, but treatment with HIV medicines (called antiretroviral therapy or ART) can slow or prevent HIV from advancing from one stage to the next. HIV medicines help people with HIV live longer, healthier lives. One of the main goals of ART is to reduce a person’s viral load to an undetectable level.
Can HIV be cured in the first 3 days?
There is no cure for HIV once it has established itself in the body. However, if taken within 72 hours (3 days) of exposure to HIV, PEP can, in most cases, prevent it from establishing itself in the body.
Can HIV go away on its own?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, currently, there is no effective cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). When people contract HIV, they are infected for life. However, HIV can be controlled with proper medical care, according to research.
What is a bad viral load?
The results of a viral load test are described as the number of copies of HIV RNA in a millilitre of blood. But your doctor will normally just talk about your viral load as a number. For example, a viral load of 10,000 would be considered low; 100,000 would be considered high.