A few years ago, the diagnosis of HIV infection meant the inevitable death of a person in the near future. To date, this disease remains incurable, since there is not a single method of treatment that would completely rid the patient of viral particles that affect the immune system. However, modern medicines make it possible to transfer this disease from “definitely fatal” to the rank of “chronic”, that is, with regular use of medicines, life expectancy increases significantly. Such patients with few restrictions can continue to work, create families, travel and even give birth to children. Portal MedAboutMe highlights the problem of modern treatment of this serious and mysterious disease - HIV infection.

HIV is none of my business

Ways of transmission of HIV infection are well known to many, and most people associate them with the presence of various addictions and non-traditional orientation in a person. Therefore, the diagnosis "HIV +" is often a certain stigma that divides a person's life into "before" and "after". Nevertheless, the number of patients often includes people who lead an absolutely healthy and decent lifestyle, but due to the nature of their activity or under a certain set of circumstances, they encountered the blood of an HIV patient, as a result of which infection occurred. Among such people are surgeons and dentists, ambulance and rescue workers, beauty and tattoo masters ... This list is endless.

The statistics are inexorable - every resident of a large city in his social circle has a person with the status of "HIV +", but, most likely, does not know about it.

HIV infection and AIDS are different stages of the same disease. After the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has entered the body, the incubation stage begins, in which there are no clinical manifestations and antibodies yet. On it, the disease is not diagnosed in any way, although a person can actively infect others.

After a few weeks, the patient develops very non-specific symptoms that many do not pay attention to:

• little fever,
• weakness,
• swollen lymph nodes,
• stool disorder, etc.

At the same time, one's own immunity can still cope with the infection, so spontaneous improvement in the condition is possible, a good response to treatment. However, viral particles gradually destroy human immune cells more and more, leading to the progression of immunodeficiency.

As the number of viral particles increases and the activity of the human immune system decreases, the stage of AIDS begins. On it, the patient begins to get sick with a variety of "opportunistic" infectious diseases caused by those pathogens that the immune system of a healthy person copes with without much effort. Among them are viral (cytomegalovirus and herpetic infection), fungal (pneumocystis, candida infection), various bacterial diseases (meningitis, pneumonia, etc.). Patients develop damage to the skin, nervous system, digestive tract, sensory organs, etc. There is not a single organ that would not suffer from this disease.

It is very difficult to treat such patients, because attempts to cope with the consequences do not affect the cause itself - HIV infection, which will not disappear anywhere. As a result, sooner or later, they die from one of the complications of AIDS or, as is often the case, from several at once.

Unfortunately, to date, it is impossible to completely eliminate the human immunodeficiency virus from the body. Thus, this disease continues to be incurable. And yet, huge sums are spent on scientific research and finding a way out of a problem that worries millions of people around the world. As a result, a group of drugs was synthesized that affect the reproduction of viral particles - antiretroviral drugs. When they are taken, the viral load in patients (namely, this criterion is used by doctors to determine the severity of the disease) decreases many times, and the number of healthy immune cells increases.

However, even here certain difficulties arise: the first antiretroviral drugs did show excellent results. But after some time, the number of viral particles in people who took them continued to grow again. This is due to the phenomenon of resistance. That is, gradually HIV becomes insensitive to a particular drug and its effectiveness decreases. But a solution was found anyway: modern treatment regimens involve taking several antiretroviral drugs at once, alternating combinations, and changing them at the first signs of resistance.

Therefore, today we can say that the fate of HIV-infected people is no longer so sad and completely depends on them. With the scrupulous implementation of all the doctor's recommendations and the regular intake of all medications, their life expectancy increases by several decades. Theoretically, against the background of constant antiretroviral treatment, a person can live a lifetime with HIV infection, and the stage of AIDS will not come at all.

It is fundamentally important for a doctor to know what stage of the disease a person has: HIV infection or AIDS. The treatment of each patient is very individual. It can be divided into two main areas:

• Action on the human immunodeficiency virus itself.
• Treatment of complications and concomitant diseases.

Today, HIV is treated with drugs from the group of antiretroviral drugs, and the treatment itself is abbreviated as HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy). Modern drugs that affect HIV infection are divided into 5 groups:

• Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
• Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
• protease inhibitors.
• Integrase inhibitors.
• fusion inhibitors.

In each case, the doctor chooses a specific combination and dose of drugs. To do this, it takes into account the most important criteria such as the level of CD4-lymphocytes (cells of the human immune system), the degree of viral load and the presence of clinical signs of disease or complications. Before starting the medication, the patient is fully examined to assess the work of all organs and systems.

A positive HIV status is an indication for lifelong medication. However, this does not mean that after they are prescribed, the patient can stop contact with the doctor. As mentioned above, there is such a phenomenon as the resistance of the virus to the action of drugs. Therefore, for the most effective treatment, patients should be regularly examined by a doctor who evaluates the level of CD4-lymphocytes and the degree of viral load, after which he concludes whether this combination is effective in the patient or whether it is worth choosing an alternative tactic.

Most often, treatment involves a combination of 3 or 4 drugs. It has been clinically proven that mono- or dual therapy does not allow to control the number of viral particles due to the fact that they quickly mutate and adapt to such treatment. The schedule is signed strictly by the hour, it is absolutely impossible to miss taking the drugs. The cost of treatment is very high, and in our country there are periodic interruptions in the supply of medicines, and sometimes patients have to buy them at their own expense or look for them in other countries. All this greatly complicates the life of such patients, but life itself will not be otherwise.

After starting antiretroviral drugs, patients experience a large number of side effects. Sometimes they are very pronounced, but there are no manifestations of HIV infection yet, that is, it seems to the patient that without such “treatment” he felt much better. This causes people to take breaks "to rest" or to forego therapy altogether.

Most often, patients are concerned about pain or discomfort in the abdomen, loss of appetite, nausea and even vomiting, diarrhea, which sometimes lead to severe dehydration. However, these symptoms are observed more often in the first days or weeks of administration and completely disappear after 4-8 weeks. Sometimes doctors give certain recommendations on the selection of food or a certain time of admission. For example, the side effects of some drugs are reduced when the drugs are taken together with biscuits or kefir. Sometimes, a few minutes before taking the pills, drugs from the antiemetic group are prescribed. In extreme cases, they are replaced with other drugs from the antiretroviral group.

Other side effects are often allergic reactions, complications from the nervous system, kidneys, bone marrow. However, in each case, there are alternative methods of treatment, which the attending physician will definitely tell you about.

Withdrawal of drugs is fraught with the fact that the viral load rises rapidly, the number of immune cells (CD4-lymphocytes) begins to fall rapidly, and HIV infection passes into the stage of AIDS. And in this case, the effectiveness of antiretroviral drugs is much lower, if they work at all.

In addition to antiretroviral drugs, people with HIV infection take other drugs to treat complications of the disease. This is a large arsenal of antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial, immunomodulatory drugs in the development of relevant diseases. Opportunistic infections are very difficult to treat. In addition, it does not affect the cause of the disease itself - the human immunodeficiency virus.

Therefore, only regular intake of all recommended antiretroviral drugs is an effective prevention of complications of this serious illness. Sometimes, according to indications, vaccination against certain viral diseases is recommended, but it is effective only when the body's own immune system is still able to produce antibodies against viruses. Otherwise, the vaccine will not only not protect, but, on the contrary, will cause very serious complications.

Science does not stand still. Scientists around the world are struggling with the task: how to completely eliminate the human immunodeficiency virus from the body. Researchers have devised a way to “cut out” parts of the DNA of human immune cells that have been altered by the virus. Hypothetically, this will stop the disease, and, given that the composition of lymphocytes is constantly updated, it is possible to completely get rid of it. At the moment, a study is being carried out on the use of own stem cells for the treatment of HIV infection, but the results of it will not be soon.

Nevertheless, I would like to believe that, as in the case of other diseases that until recently were considered incurable, such as viral hepatitis B and C, sooner or later HIV infection will be defeated. And people who today take antiretrovirals on a regular basis will be able to stop being afraid of what awaits them in the future and live a normal life.

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Whether many interests it is possible to cure a HIV for ever. An effective remedy is sought both among traditional and traditional medicine. So far, all therapy is aimed at strengthening the immune system. Results can be achieved by using antiretroviral treatment, and folk remedies. This is evidenced by the positive feedback from patients.

Finding out if HIV can be permanently cured

The HIV disease itself is not fatal, but it carries a huge danger. The virus acts on the body's immune cells, T-leukocytes. It is they who recognize the threat and organize the fight. And HIV lowers the body's defenses and leads to the inability to defeat even the slightest virus.

In the last stages of HIV, even a common cold can be fatal.

The question of the possibility of treating HIV remains open. It can be answered both positively and negatively. It all depends on the correctness of the question.

Formulation of statements:

1. Treatment - recovery of the body due to the impact of a particular disease;
2. Cure is the complete destruction of the cause of the disease.

Focusing on these concepts, it can be argued that HIV is being treated. Therapy involves the use of strong drugs (antiretroviral) that reduce the activity of the virus in the body. The immune system stops being attacked and can work for the benefit of the body. But AIDS is incurable. Although scientists around the world are working to find an effective cure.

Ways to boost immunity with HIV on your own

HIV must also be fought. In addition to drug therapy, you can take a number of actions yourself. These are common ways to boost immunity.

Methods for raising immunity:

1. All actions must begin as early as possible. There, walk more in the fresh air, temper yourself, go in for sports. Eat fresh vegetables and fruits. They provide the body with essential vitamins and nutrients.
2. The body must receive the right amount of vitamins and minerals. This will ensure proper nutrition and special supplements, vitamin complexes. But before taking them, you need to consult a doctor.
3. You should be more attentive to diseased organs and follow all the doctor's instructions. Several times a year, you will need to undergo a complete detailed examination of the body.
4. Make time for physical activity. However, not all sports are equally beneficial for the body. Drug therapy can reduce the manifestations of the disease so that a person does not limit himself in activity.

No need to be nervous. Be sure to have a healthy sleep - at least 8 hours a day. With AIDS, you can not stay under the influence of sunlight for a long time.

Standard treatment for HIV with medications

HIV treatment is carried out in accordance with a special protocol. There are two treatment regimens for the disease. At the same time, all drugs for combating immunodeficiency syndrome are prescribed in detail.

Hospitalization of the patient is carried out when the disease is too advanced or secondary diseases progress.

Before treating the patient, the diagnosis of HIV must be confirmed. It is important not to confuse the disease with other similar symptoms. Treatment is selected, taking into account the stage of development of the disease, the general condition of the patient and his other diseases.

Groups of antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV:

• Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors;
• Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors;
• Drugs that act on cell proliferation;
• Viral protease inhibitors.

The prescription and dosage of medicines is determined by an experienced doctor. Only a specialist can determine the best option, based on the stage of the disease and its neglect. In addition, the above medicines have unpleasant side effects. Treatment should be supervised by a knowledgeable person.

Option to cure HIV with antiretroviral therapy

Significant progress can be made with antiretroviral therapy. But at the same time there are a number of factors that carry a certain risk. So there is a possibility of heart disease if the patient is over 45 years old, inactive, diabetic, smokes a lot or has a hereditary predisposition to heart disease.

High cholesterol is also important. All factors will come up in the side effects of antiretroviral treatment. But at the same time, the results of treatment exceed the risk. But before therapy, you should immediately assess the state of the cardiovascular system. In this case, the treatment may not bear any effect.

Reasons why antiretroviral therapy fails:

1. Viruses are quite resistant to the effects of drugs or their complex;
2. The regimen of taking medications is violated;
3. Medicines do not dissolve in the body as they should;
4. More powerful drugs are required;
5. Too strong side effects.

Absolute effectiveness cannot be guaranteed by any of the drugs, as well as its combinations. But with the right treatment, a reduction in viral load can be achieved. This is notable progress.

Scientists have found that people who have been taking the first combination of drugs for a long time have achieved greater success than those who have already changed several options.

For some outcomes, antiretroviral therapy is not available, but people do well. It is impossible to get rid of HIV infection with this treatment. These drugs slow down the progression of the disease and allow the immune system to recover.

Do-it-yourself popular folk remedies for HIV infection

HIV attacks the immune system. That is why all folk remedies are aimed at strengthening it. Usually these are herbal recipes.

Treatment with folk remedies:

• Tincture of calendula;
• A decoction from the dead;
• Green tea;
• Banana peel kvass.

In the morning and evening, it is advised to take 2 drops of calendula tincture on an empty stomach. Also throughout the day every hour should be taken 1 drop of medication. Banana peel kvass has a simple recipe. You need 3 cups of crushed main ingredient. Then add 3 liters of chilled boiled water, a glass of sugar and 15 g of sour cream. The mixture is covered and left to infuse for 2 weeks. After this time, kvass is taken before meals 4 times a day.

For a decoction of subpestilence, take 2 teaspoons of the main ingredient and pour 500 ml of liquid. The components are brought to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for two hours. Then the broth is filtered and propolis is added. The use of drugs is treated with great care. The optimal dose is 1 tablespoon after meals.

When using a decoction of subpestilence, you will need to completely abandon alcohol.

Green tea is considered the easiest way to fight HIV. The product contains kahetins, which slow down the reproduction of the virus. It is advised to drink 2 cups of green tea daily.

Prevention and treatment of HIV (video)

The most dangerous disease should be treated at the initial stages. There are no methods of therapy. It is best to use traditional medicine and folk options for strengthening immunity in combination.

Despite the fact that this disease got its name back in the eighties of the last century, it can not leave a trace of it until it is invented. Infection with HIV subsequently leads to death from any infection that a healthy body can easily overcome. There are chances to slow down the course of the disease. It is necessary to preserve the disease in the stage of HIV infection for a long time. During this period, the infected may not feel alarming symptoms. Before the development of the critical stage, the virus lives in the body for about five to eleven years. You need to follow the treatment process recommended by doctors, aimed at further delaying this moment.

Currently, the fight against HIV is based on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). With its help, you can save the sick existence for many years - there are cases when the life expectancy of people was about forty years. A significant disadvantage of HAART is the high content of its constituent drugs. For citizens registered in the relevant medical institutions, free therapy is provided, but the waiting time for medicines can be so long that the disease has time to fully manifest itself.

It is important for people with weakened immune systems to carefully monitor their well-being, avoid drafts and colds, lead a healthy lifestyle, maintain a proper sleep pattern and limit the consumption of harmful foods. All these methods together give a decent result, but they are completely incapable.

The HIV virus is prone to mutation, it skillfully adapts to drugs, their ability to keep the infection from further spread throughout the body. There were recorded when the human genotype was immune to this disease, but such cases were exceptional.

How to deal with it

In addition to all other problems associated with a poor condition, HIV infection leaves an imprint on the social significance of the patient and on his personal relationships. And yet, you can live with it. Many are terribly afraid of contracting HIV infection, although there are many deadly diseases that people are not ashamed of. This is a transient type of leukemia, and tropical fever, and even in its severe form. No need to feel sorry for yourself too much and perceive yourself as a person without a future. There are now many options open to people with AIDS, including planning.

Of course, the life of a sick person is subject to a number of changes, but with an adequate approach to treatment, responsible attendance at scheduled medical examinations, you can secure a decent standard of living. Who knows, perhaps during your fight with the disease, a medicine that can overcome it will be found, because the modern one is always striving for new discoveries aimed at saving people.

HIV is the most terrible modern disease of mankind. There are a small number of treatments for this disease. All of them are expensive and time consuming. This leads to the fact that people turn to traditional medicine.

Modern science has not yet been able to find a cure for HIV. All techniques developed against this infection are aimed at suppressing the symptoms of the disease, and not at its complete destruction. Traditional medicine can help support the body, but not cure the disease. Such treatment can be used when other diseases appear against the background of HIV, for which there are proven alternative methods.

What is HIV infection

Important! The human immunodeficiency virus does not kill a person, but only reduces his immunity. Any disease that enters an unprotected body can be fatal.

How the disease is transmitted

HIV infection can only be contracted through direct contact with the patient's biological fluid: saliva, blood, semen. This slows down the spread of the disease.

Ways of transmission of infection

There are several main routes of transmission of HIV infection:

• During sexual intercourse, an exchange of body fluids with the virus can occur. Sources of infection can be both partners;
• You can get infected when using a needle after the patient (a typical way of transmitting the disease for drug addicts);
• In a tattoo parlor with improper processing of the needle;
• In the hospital, if measures to prevent HIV infection are violated.

HIV test at home

HIV is a disease that many do not want to advertise. If you suspect infection, you can do a test at home. To do this, the pharmacy sells testers with different levels of accuracy.

Important! Even with the high declared accuracy of the device, it should be understood that home testers cannot adequately reflect infection. Virus-only markers are expensive and not readily available. The rest can appear in the presence of any other disease.

In the case of a positive result at home, the patient must undergo an official examination and register. Hiding such a diagnosis from medical doctors is a crime.

The effectiveness of traditional medicine against HIV infection

Therapy for HIV infection helps to deactivate the activity of the virus. A person can apply various methods at home, but this will not work on the virus itself. Although, traditional medicine can help with this ailment.
When infected with HIV, a person is exposed to many pathogens. If the development of the disease is slow, then immunity can be maintained at home without spending time and money on the hospital (with the exception of basic drugs).

With the right approach, the treatment of HIV infection with folk remedies can give positive results. A number of folk remedies are aimed at maintaining the human immune system, which is necessary for HIV. Medicine for HIV recommends the following substances:

• Hypericum decoction. Strengthens the immune system, promotes the formation of new immune cells;
• Tea with licorice. Has a general strengthening effect;
• Propolis. Kills pathogenic bacteria that contribute to the development of colds;
• Eucalyptus. Improves the condition of the respiratory tract;
• Tincture of calendula. It has a general strengthening effect.

Important! Traditional medicine helps with comorbidities, not HIV itself. The main virus must be blocked with specialized drugs.

Strengthening immunity

There are many methods to be treated for immunodeficiency, both folk and scientific. All of them are aimed at maintaining a satisfactory condition and treating other diseases that have entered the body. When using folk remedies, it is necessary to study the contraindications and features of the course of treatment, since any incorrect exposure will activate the virus. The immune status of the patient directly depends on the main treatment, which means that the course must be taken constantly.

Cons of treatment with folk remedies

Traditional medicine has many disadvantages. Unlike traditional therapy, the treatment of AIDS with folk methods often leads to a deterioration in the patient's condition.

Traditional medicine is based on herbal medicine. HIV can only be treated with certain medical immune drugs. The effect of herbs in this case has not been established.

Traditional medicine is aimed at treating symptoms - relieving fever, headaches, and relieving breathing. In this case, the real condition of a person can significantly worsen. Since even a common cold against the background of HIV can lead to HIV, you cannot completely rely on folk methods.

Folk remedies for the treatment of HIV and several ways to prepare infusions and decoctions

Treatment of HIV with folk remedies is impossible, but the treatment of concomitant diseases is real. The main thing in using traditional medicine is to strictly follow the rules, concentrations, doses and constantly check your condition with a specialist.

Herbal treatment

Folk remedies are used most often in the form of decoctions and infusions. For the preparation of infusions and decoctions, pure spring or boiled water is used. The crushed leaves, roots or flowers of the plant are poured with hot (not boiling) water for several hours and used warm. For each plant there are certain particular features of preparation.

St. John's wort

St. John's wort can be consumed 4 times a day. To prepare a decoction of St. John's wort, you must:

• 1 liter of water;
• 6 tablespoons of dry chopped herbs;
• 3 tablespoons of sea buckthorn oil.

Water must be boiled, after the forehead add St. John's wort to it and simmer for another hour. After cooling, it is necessary to express water without grass and add sea buckthorn oil to it. This decoction should be infused for two days. Decoctions of St. John's wort are used against bacterial infections. If there is no need to cook a large portion, you can cook less - for one cup one spoonful of dry St. John's wort. The duration of the boil must be kept.

Decoction of licorice root

To prepare a decoction or infusion of licorice, you must:

• a tablespoon of crushed licorice root;
• Liter of water;
• Three tablespoons of honey.

can be used fresh or dried.

In boiled water, you need to add the roots of the plant (about 20 grams of roots). Simmer over low heat for about an hour. After cooling, strain and add honey. Drink a glass before every meal.

Licorice-based infusion

From licorice, you can prepare not only a decoction, but also an infusion. To do this, you need to purchase an extract of licorice root (in a pharmacy), pour it with a small amount of alcohol (49 teaspoons). Take a few drops a day.

Alcohol tincture of calendula

Calendula tincture is prepared in a ratio of 1:10 using 70% alcohol. With self-preparation, the flowers of the plant must be poured with alcohol in the indicated ratio, after a few hours, pass the tincture through gauze and take 1-2 drops before each meal and at night. To soften the taste, after straining, add a few grams of honey.

Decoction with Chinese cucumber, chamomile flowers and nettle

To prepare a decoction of Chinese cucumber you will need:

• Cucumber;
• 1 liter of water;
• Nettle;
• Medicinal chamomile flowers.

In hot water over low heat, you need to place chopped cucumber, after a few minutes add nettle leaves and chamomile flowers. Simmer for an hour on low heat. After that, strain through cheesecloth. The mixture is left to cool completely. You can use a glass after a meal.

A decoction of the herb sprunella

To prepare the decoction you will need:

• 1.5 liters of water;
• 50 grams of nettle leaves;
• Dried sprinel.

Sprunel is added to hot water, boiled for about an hour. After that, strain and add a glass of chopped nettle leaves. Strain again after cooling. Consume one glass throughout the day.

Treatment with bee products

For the treatment of HIV, royal jelly with honey is used. There is also a method of treatment with bee venom. It is believed that bee venom kills infected cells without damaging healthy ones. This technique is considered allergenic and not tested. Before using it, you should check the body for an allergic reaction. You should start with small doses.

Apple cider vinegar with honey

There is a complex method of alternative treatment of HIV, using honey, vinegar, a bath and body wraps. The technique is not popular, since there are no reliable results of its action. The authors of the technique claim that with its help it is possible to increase the body's defenses, normalize the vitamin and mineral balance of the body.

Alcohol solution of propolis

To prepare a solution of propolis you will need:

• 96% alcohol;
• 100 grams of propolis;

The mixture must be shaken for 30 minutes, then left for 5 days. Before use, mix with water in a ratio of 20 drops of solution per 100 grams of water. Drink one hour before meals.

Aqueous extract of propolis

Another option for preparing propolis is an aqueous extract. To prepare it, you need to pour crushed propolis with hot water and insist in a water bath for 3 hours. Take a teaspoon before meals, and the period before meals should not exceed 4 hours.

Honey and propolis

The benefit of taking propolis and honey together is that honey softens the mucous membrane of the throat, improving the healing effect of propolis. Honey can be added to both alcohol and water extracts at the time of cooling the solution.

bee subpestilence

Bee death is a remedy consisting of bees ground into powder. Since during their lifetime they collect nectar from many medicinal plants, feed on it and build a house out of it, a large number of useful components are concentrated in their body in an easily digestible form. This drug is sold in pharmacies in the form of a powder or tincture. It is better to take it 2 times a day for a teaspoon before meals. It removes toxins that accumulate in the body.

Alcohol in corn or sea buckthorn oil

To prepare such a tool you will need:

• 50 grams of corn oil;
• 50 grams of sea buckthorn oil;
• 400 grams of honey.

All components must be mixed and allowed to brew for several hours. Take 4 drops an hour after meals in the morning and evening. This tool improves metabolism.

Other folk remedies for HIV infection

There are a number of more exotic folk remedies designed to increase the body's defenses:

• Kvass from banana peel;
• Cowberry cocktail;
• decoction of oats;

Advice! Before using this or that method of treatment, it is necessary to study the popular opinion about the effectiveness, as well as consult with your doctor. Indiscriminate treatment can lead to a serious deterioration in well-being.

• Another folk method is the waste product of the wax moth moth (PZHVM). This extract helps with the development of tuberculosis, heart failure and reduced immunity.

To maintain a normal hormonal background, doctors recommend the use of iodine-containing drugs. Traditional medicine offers its own analogue: milk with two drops of iodine in the first week of therapy, during the next week add iodine twice to salads or use iodized salt.

Banana peel kvass

To prepare a drink you will need:

• Three tablespoons of boiled water;
• 200 grams of sugar;
• 15 grams of sour cream;
• Banana peel (3 cups)

The mixture is infused for two weeks, after which it can be consumed half a glass after meals.

With such a tool, you should be extremely careful, as there is a risk of food poisoning due to the wrong technique.

Cocktail storehouse of vitamins

For the preparation of such a drink is used:

• A kilogram of apples (preferably green);
• 500 grams of cranberries;
• 500 grams of viburnum;
• 2 cups walnuts;
• 2 kilos of sugar.

The components must be mixed with water and heated over low heat. Ready syrup can be closed in jars and stored in a cool place. It is recommended to use a tablespoon before meals. Such a syrup is not advised for children, adults may experience allergies due to the large number of components, so you should check the body's reaction to a small amount of the product.

Tincture of calendula

Calendula is considered an effective medicinal plant. Dried flowers of the plant are used for medicinal purposes. This plant can be brewed as a tea in a regular teapot. This drink helps in the prevention of colds.

decoction of oats

A glass of oats must be chewed or kneaded. The resulting slurry should be poured with water and boiled until the mixture thickens. At the end of cooking, milk can be added to the container for greater softness. Consume 3 tablespoons before meals.

Green tea

Green tea is considered a good way to normalize digestion, as well as maintain activity. In case of loss of strength, it can be a good remedy for fatigue.

It is recommended to use the help of folk remedies in the treatment of sick children with extreme caution. The child's body is more responsive to the action of certain components, so the reaction may be unpredictable. The most harmless remedies for children are a decoction of calendula, nettle and St. John's wort. No alcohol tinctures can be used in the treatment of children.

HIV treatment

Doctors in the treatment of HIV use antiretroviral therapy - a set of chemical components that destroy RNA viruses in the human body. this technique kills the virus as soon as it leaves the cell, which inhibits its reproduction.

In medicine, symptoms are always determined first and treatment is prescribed individually in each case. Therefore, it is impossible to refuse the methods offered by the medical institution.

Sometimes during treatment, doctors themselves offer one or another method of folk maintenance of the state of the body, since folk decoctions contain natural ingredients and, with proper control and use, can improve the patient's condition.

An HIV-positive person should always be checked by the attending physician, because a certain stage can give a false sense of complete recovery, and if you stop using special drugs and rely only on decoctions, you can seriously harm your body.

Therapeutic procedures for HIV infection

HIV disease is not contagious. Medicines against it are aimed at preventing the development of the virus, and not the destruction of the causative agent of the disease. Therefore, with such therapy, an antiviral drug is prescribed. HIV attacks the immune system, causing it to be significantly reduced. To maintain the protective properties of the body, a set of procedures is prescribed that stimulate the development and preservation of the immune system.

Advice! When prescribing doctors, make sure that he checked the individual reaction to this remedy. With HIV infection, the body does not cope with stressful situations, so each case is considered separately.

Prevention

If there is a risk of HIV infection, a number of measures must be taken to prevent HIV infection. Such measures include the constant delivery of tests, the use of preventive drugs. Ensure life is sustained by a balanced diet, exercise and outdoor activities.
It must be remembered that diseases are easiest to attack a weakened, exhausted and tired body. If all body systems are functioning normally, it is more difficult for the virus to gain a foothold in it.

The proposed methods of treatment are non-traditional. We recommend that you undergo an examination by doctors and adhere to the chosen treatment.

Please do not self-medicate! Be sure to see a doctor! The given examples of treatment options are purely individual and depend on your analyzes, type of disease, stage, and the like. Trying on information is strictly prohibited! First of all, contact your doctor at the slightest suspicion of HIV and get tested!

The only person in the world to be cured of HIV publishes a first-person article for the first time

Timothy Ray Brown, long known as the "Berlin Patient", was HIV positive for 12 years before becoming the first person in the world to be cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant in 2007. On January 8, in one of the scientific journals in the United States, a material written by him was published, in which the "Berlin patient" for the first time tells his story in the first person, AIDS.UA reports.

Timothy Ray Brown recalls years of illness, a series of difficult decisions, and a long road to recovery in his first-person story, "I'm a Berlin Patient: A Personal Reflection," published today in AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. .

This article is part of a special issue of the magazine. It is freely available from the AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses website.

In his article, Brown describes a daring experiment that used stem cells from an HIV-resistant donor to treat acute myeloid leukemia, which was diagnosed in a "Berlin patient" ten years after he became HIV positive.

Timothy Ray Brown and actress Sharon Stone/Timothy Ray Brown Foundation Facebook Page

The stem cell donor was the owner of a special genetic mutation called CCR5 Delta 32, which protects its owner from HIV infection. In the presence of this mutation, the virus cannot reach its target, CD4 cells. After a transplant from a donor with a CCR5 Delta 32 mutation, the “Berlin Patient” stopped taking antiretroviral therapy and HIV never returned to him.

“For the first time, we have the opportunity to read this famous story in the first person, on behalf of the person who lived it,” says Thomas Hope, editor-in-chief of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses and professor of cell and molecular biology at Northwestern University Chicago. "This is a unique opportunity to learn and share the human side of this transformative experience," he adds.

Here are some excerpts from an article by Timothy Ray Brown:

“At the end of 2006, leukemia returned. It was then that it became clear that I needed a stem cell transplant to stay alive. I had a transplant on February 6, 2007. I call this day my new birthday. On the day of the transplant, I stopped taking antiretroviral therapy.”

“Three months later, no traces of HIV were found in my blood. I seemed to blossom, and this lasted until the end of the year. I was able to go back to work and to the gym again. I started building muscle again, which I haven't done in years. Together with HIV, I lost my wasting syndrome.”
"Unfortunately, after I went to the States for Christmas, I was diagnosed with pneumonia in Idaho and the leukemia came back again."

“My doctors in Berlin decided that a second transplant was needed, from the same donor. I had a second stem cell transplant from the same donor in February 2008. Recovery went badly. I was delirious, I could hardly see anything, and I was almost paralyzed. Over time, I had to learn to walk again in a center for patients with severe brain damage. I fully recovered and felt healthy six years later.”

“While I was recovering, the doctors actively discussed my case. I was not ready for publicity, but at the end of 2010 I decided that I would release my name and photo to the press. I was no longer a nameless "Berlin patient", I became Timothy Ray Brown. I didn't want to be the only person in the world cured of HIV. I wanted other HIV-positive people to join this club. I have decided to dedicate my life to supporting research to find a cure for HIV.”

Brown writes that in July 2012, at the International HIV/AIDS Conference in Washington DC, he founded the Timothy Ray Brown Foundation, which became part of the World AIDS Institute.

“I won't stop until HIV is curable,” is how Timothy Ray Brown ends his article.

The full version of Timothy Ray Brown's article in English can be read.

Recall that the genetic mutation called CCR5 Delta 32 was described in detail in her blog "Saving Mutation" for AIDS.UA by Victoria Rodinkova, candidate of biological sciences.

As AIDS.UA reported in a selection of the most important news about HIV / AIDS of the past year, in July 2014 it became known that an American girl from Mississippi, who became a kind of symbol of the fight against congenital HIV infection, still failed to fully recover . During a routine examination, the remains of the virus were found in the blood of a four-year-old girl, who was nicknamed Mississippi baby.

In 2013, the world was shocked by the news that a 2.5-year-old girl was able to defeat HIV thanks to aggressive drug treatment immediately after her birth. The child was on treatment for 18 months. A few weeks after stopping therapy, tests did not reveal the presence of the virus in the body of a small patient, and this result persisted for more than two years, but the virus, unfortunately, returned.

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