Celebrating Advancements in HIV/AIDS For World AIDS Day
- By
MadameNoire
The Introduction Of Antiretroviral Therapy
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In 1995, we received the first antiretroviral therapy, which would prove to be the first effective form of treatment for HIV/AIDS. Put simply, this type of therapy stops the HIV virus from replicating in the body. There are many variations that accomplish this through different methods.
The introduction of antiretroviral therapy cut the number of AIDS-related deaths by 47 percent between 1996 and 1997. Most work in the medical community on treating HIV/AIDS has focused on this type of treatment since its release.
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