AIDS is a disease that loses courage. In many people's eyes, AIDS is an incurable disease. If you get AIDS, you can't live for a few days without drugs. Therefore, some AIDS patients will have a rather negative attitude towards treatment, even holding the attitude of "waiting to die". So, how long can I live without AIDS treatment? Can AIDS be cured?
How long can I live without AIDS treatment?
First of all, the main reason why AIDS is fatal is that HIV attacks human immune cells and ultimately destroys the human immune system. At this time, a simple cold is fatal.
AIDS has an incubation period, that is, an asymptomatic period. The duration varies from 2 to 20 years. Its duration is related to the route of infection. The incubation period of sexually transmitted infections is generally longer.
Once the incubation period ends, the patient's symptoms will begin to erupt, and during this stage, the immune cells in the patient's body will rapidly decline. If no treatment is used, the patient often dies within 6 to 24 months.
Can AIDS be treated?
AIDS sounds terrible, but that doesn't mean AIDS should give up treatment and wait for death at home.
AIDS can be treated. Of course, the current treatment is not directed against HIV itself, but to minimize the viral load in patients, rebuild and maintain their immune function as far as possible, extend their life span and improve their quality of life.
The treatment of AIDS should be as early as possible. Once the patient is HIV positive, he or she should go to a regular hospital for corresponding treatment to reduce the mortality of the patient as much as possible.
AIDS treatment is a protracted war, patients can not interrupt lifelong medication, must be regularly revisited. Generally speaking, after 3-6 months of medication, the patient's immune system gradually recovers, and the symptoms of side effects worsen in the early stages of medication. Patients should not easily stop taking medication, and regular follow-up visits should be made to adjust the medication plan according to the situation. In addition, to ensure the effectiveness of antiviral treatment, patients must cultivate good drug dependence, which should not exceed twice a month.
Can AIDS be cured?
The medical definition of AIDS cure means that the symptoms have basically disappeared and the disease is no longer progressing. However, this does not mean that the patient's AIDS is completely good, nor does it mean that the patient will not infect others.