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Reinberg, S. (2011, May 14). Early HIV Drug Therapy Protects Sex Partners From Virus. // AIDS.org //. Retrieved August 14, 2012, from http://www.aids.org/2011/05/early-hiv-drug-therapy-protects-sex-partners-from-virus/ Facts:

Early HIV Drug Therapy Protects Sex Partners From Virus
1.People with HIV can reduce the risk of infecting their sex partners by more than 90 percent if they start treatment with antiretroviral drugs when their immune system is still relatively healthy, researchers announced Thursday. 2. starting drug therapy early can help to limit rates of transmission of the virus that causes AIDS. 3.the data and safety monitoring board shepherding the study identified 39 new cases of HIV among the previously uninfected partners. In 28 of these cases, genetic analysis confirmed that one partner had infected the other. 4.Some are reluctant to start taking medications that they will have to take for the rest of their lives, while others are wary of side effects. Some people think the drugs make you sicker than the virus. Only 1 in 4 Americans With HIV Has Virus Under Control: CDC 5.about 82 percent of all those infected with HIV know their status, meaning that more than 200,000 Americans now infected with HIV are not aware of their condition. 6.People with viral load suppression are healthy and less likely to transmit the virus to others. 7.Two-thirds of the nation's HIV patients do have some relationship with a care provider, the report indicates, and more than one-third (37 percent) receive continuous HIV care, while one-third are treated with antiretroviral therapy. 8.Suppression rates were also poorer among younger patients, with just 15 percent of those aged 25 to 34 having their virus under control compared with 36 percent among those aged 55 to 64. 9.One in five are living with HIV and don't know it 10.over one in five black patients was found to have viral load suppression, compared with 26 percent of Latinos and 30 percent of whites.  Kids on HIV Drug Cocktail May Need Revaccination 11.HIV-infected children who undergo highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may need to be revaccinated to maintain their immunity against preventable childhood diseases 12.HAART is a combination of three or more potent drugs that target HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">13.most children treated with HAART are still susceptible to vaccine-preventable diseases but respond well to revaccination. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">14.Currently, there are no standard or official recommendations on revaccination of HIV-infected children on highly active antiretroviral therapy. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">15.Without such recommendations, as treatment programs scale up and more children receive HAART and live into adolescence and adulthood, a larger proportion of these children could be susceptible to childhood diseases