Will HIV Treatment end the AIDS pandemic?

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According to the World Health Organization, all those diagnosed as HIV positive need access to antiretroviral AIDS drugs, to keep the HIV virus from progressing and becoming AIDS.  The antiretroviral drugs halt the virus and allow those diagnosed with HIV to continue to lead relatively healthy lives. UNAIDS hopes to end the threat of AIDS pandemic by 2030, and has put a five-year, fast-track plan together making HIV treatment more available to those diagnosed, quicker.  Thus far, their fast track plan has shown results, and we are hopeful it will mean less death by AIDS globally. 

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Charlie Sheen has HIV, but seems healthy

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As for how Sheen contracted HIV, he says he is not sure how it happened. He also said that since being diagnosed, he has informed every sexual partner he’s had and that he was sure, in fact that it was “impossible” that he had not given it to them. There are two ways HIV is spread in the United States: sexual intercourse, and sharing needles. Although Sheen has a history of drug use, he denied any possibility of contracting the virus through sharing needles. He did admit to having frequent visits with prostitutes in his life.

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What you need to know about HIV

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HIV cannot be cured. Currently, there is no cure for HIV. However, there are treatments available to help keep virus levels low and help maintain your immune system. Some drugs work by interfering with the proteins that HIV needs to copy itself. Others work by blocking the virus from entering or inserting its genetic material into your immune cells.

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