How can HIV be treated?
• The treatment can make it possible for someone to live with HIV.
• The treatment prevents the person from getting sick with AIDS.
• The best option is to take anti-HIV medications, also known as “Anti-retroviral
Therapy” (ART).
• The medications prevent HIV from multiplying, helping the immune system cells to survive.
• ART treatment is not a cure, but it can control the virus, allowing people with HIV to live healthy lives and reducing the risks
of transmission.
• If taken as prescribed, this medicine can substantially prolong the lives of many people with HIV, keep them healthy, and greatly lower their chance of transmitting the virus to others.
• Since the immune system and
our bodies respond to good care, everyday things like regular physical activity, balanced nutrition, lots of clean water and adequate rest/sleep can make the treatment better and improve the health of someone living with HIV. It is always important
to feel good about yourself!