Reasons why HIV has been such a difficult medical challenge
However, to comprehend the reasoning, you must first familiarize yourself with how HIV works.
HIV is a retrovirus, meaning that once it enters the body it infects T cells in the immune system and changes their genetic makeup, so that rather than protect the body as they are meant to, they now create more HIV. This eventually kills the body's T cells in the process.
HIV is a retrovirus, meaning that once it enters the body it infects T cells in the immune system and changes their genetic makeup, so that rather than protect the body as they are meant to, they now create more HIV. This eventually kills the body's T cells in the process.
Once a patient’s T cell count drops to a certain number, he is considered as having AIDS. At this point, his immune system is no longer able to protect him against otherwise harmless infections and viruses.
Anti-retroviral are given to HIV patients to help them live longer, but the patient still remains HIV-positive. This is because eliminating the virus completely is something scientists have not figured out how to do yet.
Anti-retroviral are given to HIV patients to help them live longer, but the patient still remains HIV-positive. This is because eliminating the virus completely is something scientists have not figured out how to do yet.
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