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Why maintaining good nutrition is important for people living with HIV: Good nutrition can support overall health as well as help maintain the body’s immune system. In addition to a medication regimen, a healthy diet will also help to strengthen the immune system and keep people with HIV healthy. Food safety refers to the proper ways to handle, prepare, and store food to prevent these foodborne illnesses. People living with HIV can reduce their risk of foodborne illnesses by avoiding certain foods and taking the time and care to prepare and store their food in a safe matter.
NRTIs block reverse transcriptase, an enzyme HIV needs to make copies of itself. Although ritonavir is a PI, it is generally used as a pharmacokinetic enhancer as recommended in the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents and the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection. Integrase inhibitors block HIV integrase, an enzyme HIV needs to make copies of itself. Combination HIV medicines contain two or more HIV medicines from one or more drug classes.
PrEP (short for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) is the use of anti-HIV medications to keep HIV negative people from becoming contracting HIV. It’s normally taken for anywhere from a few months to a few years, during periods of time when a person feels the most at risk of getting HIV. Examples of these time periods could be during specific relationships, dating new people, knowing you will be sexually active with new people whose status you don’t know, dealing with drug use problems, or while trying to conceive with an HIV-positive partner. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has a informative video with more information on how PrEP works, how to get it, and if it’s the right choice for you.
The CDC recommends that everybody from age 13 to 64 get tested for HIV at least once, just as part of your routine health care. If you’re pregnant, testing can help determine whether you need to start treatment. When HIV-positive women are treated early in their pregnancies, the risk of transmitting HIV to the baby is very low. Medical clinics, substance abuse programs, community health centers, and hospitals offer testing, as well.