2020-02-08T14:31:44
HIV TREATMENT SHOULD BE STARTED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
PREVIOUS GUIDELINES RECOMMENDED TREATMENT SHOULD BE STARTED WHEN CD4 COUNTS DROP TO 350 BUT CURRENT GUIDELINES SUGGEST TREATMENT SHOULD BE STARTED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE EVEN AT CD4 COUNTS AS HIGH AS 500.
THE ADVANTAGES OF STARTING TREATMENT EARLY ARE THERE IS NO RISK OF LIFE THREATENING INFECTIONS.
DECRESES THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV TO THE UNINFECTED PARTNER.
NEW INFECTIONS WOULD DECREASE AS VIRAL TRANSMISSION DECREASES