How has the treatment for HIV progressed and improved?

Dr. Frank A. Spinelli, MD

Internal Medicine

Since the initial cases of HIV were diagnosed over 30 years ago, the treatment of HIV has changed dramatically. In this video, men's health and HIV/AIDS specialist Frank Spinelli, MD, explains how the treatment of HIV has improved over the years.

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Antiretroviral drugs stop HIV from replicating and growing. The antiretrovirals attack specific parts within the virus replication cycle to either block replication, prevent a necessary component to be made or prevent the virus from attaching to the T-cell (white blood cell) in the first place.

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