Abstract
HIV always remains as pandemic and Incurable disease worldwide. It is estimated that this virus has caused deaths of about 40 million
people worldwide in additionto this 36.9 million people are living with having this infectious agent in their bodies1
. As this disease is
not cured yet so scientists are working hard to find the cure of this disease by either developing a vaccine or a therapy drugs. Scientists
have developed broadly neutralizing antibodies which have become successful by working as prophylactic and immunotherapy2
.
These antibodies have been seen to block 2 steps of HIV-1 entry into the cell and they have been seen to be successful in animal
models. Incidence of HIV-1 infections are rising while the antiretroviral drugs for treatments are getting expensive with the progress
of time so newly developed antibody drugs if successful can overcome these issues1
.
Early detection of HIV infection plays a critical role in managing this disease. According to original Fiebig classification acute HIV
infection is defined as a period between gains of viral infection till development of antibodies along with efflux of viremia1
. Various
organizations including WHO recommends testing and immediate treatment of all those people who are diagnosed with HIV infection
as it will prevent damage to the immunity and also decreases the resistant reservoir which makes HIV incurable. Therefore early
diagnostic procedures are needed to be developed to detect viral infection so that it does not compromise the prophylactics and the
disease can be managed too. Also this disease can be managed via creating public health awareness among low socioeconomic
countries. Early diagnosis of HIV infection can help in managing the disease by treating with antiretroviral therapy at early stage which
can be helpful in decreasing the incidence and spread of disease among all other non-infected individual2
.
Most important aspect of HIV/AIDs is its long term management as it is impacted by age, comorbidities and adherence to treatment.
As with the advancement of technology, mobile facilities have given great advantage in understanding this disease and its
management. People can now communicate about their disease and get feedback through different massaging applications and by
browsing about HIV/AIDS which is benefiting individuals with HIV/AIDS both mentally and physically. With more advancement in
mobile applications, individuals can get more benefits like getting reminders about their medical appointments, by learning about
their medications more promptly which help them in adherence to medications and other aspects of self-management3
.
A greater emphasis should be on made prevention of HIV/AIDS. People who migrate to different cities have to cope up with their jobs,
living standards and social aspects. Giving awareness to such individuals by social programs about sexually transmitted diseases
including HIV/AIDS is necessary to lower the rate of HIV/AIDS in migrants. Recently government is paying attention towards these
kind of social organizations to educate people about HIV and correcting them about the myths related to HIV. It is also very important
to make people’s attitude towards HIV/AIDS more flexible and less reluctant as there are still some communities present who are
hesitant to talk about HIV and are negative towards individuals with this disease
Asra Iqbal, Syed Zawahir Hassan, Osama Salam, Marium Khan. (2019) Updates on the management and prevention of aids, Isra Medical Journal, Volume 11, Issue 2.
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