HIV- Frequent asked questions.


Continuing Anti Retro Viral drugs (ARV)

 Should I continue taking ARV even with my undetectable viral load? 
 
  •          Your viral load is undetectable because the ARV that you are taking is actively suppressing the virus. Once you stop taking your medication, HIV will start to multiply again.
  •          Over time your viral load will increase and CD4 count will decrease.
  •          Not only that, the virus in your body may also become resistant to the drugs that you are taking, making it more difficult to control.
  •          An undetectable viral load does not mean that the virus is removed from your body.
  •       It only means that multiplication of the virus is suppressed and it cannot infect new cells in your body.

N.B: Treatment for HIV is lifelong. You should not stop it.

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