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Haart

HAART stands for highly active antiretroviral therapy. It is a medication regimen that is used to treat human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). This medication regimen contains several drugs in the antiretroviral class. The HAART therapy helps to control the viral load and also helps to delay the onset of AIDS symptoms in HIV-positive patients.

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I suffer from headaches with a CD4 count of 466. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, I was diagnosed with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) four months back and started ARV (Anti- retroviral) immediately by the count of CD4 baseline 466 and been experiencing shingles in the same month. One month before that, my result was NR(Not Reliable). Just a week ago, my neck sta...  Read Full »


Dr. Kiran Anaparthi

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. With CD4 at 466, it is very rare to get brain infections to cause a headache and as you are not having a fever, this headache has no relationship with HIV or OI (opportunistic infection). Neck pain is maybe a sprain or due to HIV induced myalgia. HAART (highly active anti...  Read Full »

Can HIV patient lead a normal life without transmitting the infection?

Query: Hi doctor, One of my relatives is HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) positive. He says that it is functional and the virus is not affecting him in any way and he will not transmit the infection to anyone. As per him he does not require the antiviral medicine also but taking it as he is extra cautiou...  Read Full »


Dr. Kiran Anaparthi

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. There is nothing like functional HIV infection. Confirm, whether he is HIV 1 or 2 because HIV 2 is less infectious and less violent than 1. If he is infected with 1, then there will be slow progressor or rapid progressor. If he is rapid, then he will have a low CD4 count...  Read Full »

Please suggest an alternative medicine for Sustiva.

Query: Hi doctor, I am HIV positive. I am now 11 years viral load free. My cocktail consists of Sustiva, Isentress, and Epzicom. My doctor has suggested switching me to other due to the adverse effect of Sustiva. My genotyping indicates that I have a resistance to Ziagen and Epivir. What are your thoughts ...  Read Full »


Dr. Sadaf Mustafa

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It depends on which type of side effects were you having from Sustiva (Efavirenz). I would be very careful before consider switching it around since you have been in remission for so long and the viral load is suppressed. I am not sure what is the sensitivity to other...  Read Full »

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