Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and HIV

Coronavirus and HIV: Coronavirus and human immunodeficiency virus are connected by medication methods. Antiretroviral medications that are used in the treatment of HIV are also found effective in the case of the treatment of coronavirus.

What is coronavirus: Coronavirus is a common type of virus that originated from Wuhan, China, and on 31st December 2020 WHO declared coronavirus as a Global pandemic. Viruses cause respiratory tract infection, leading to sore throat cough and difficulty in breathing.

What is HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus is a type of lentivirus. HIV virus attacks the CD4 cells of the human body and weakens the immune system. This weakening causes a lot of opportunistic infections leading to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency virus syndrome).

Difference between HIV and AIDS: Few differences between HIV and AIDS are mentioned below:

In HIV infection the virus attacks the CD4 cells of the human body and destroys it. It is the initial stage of weakening the immune system. AIDS is the final stage of infection leading a lot of infection and cancer to the human body.

In the case of HIV infection, the patient suffers minor infection such as flu-like symptoms whereas in AIDS condition the patient suffers from severe symptoms such as cancer.

If a patient is having AIDS is the person whose immune system has been damaged by the HIV virus.

HIV symptoms in women and men: The initial symptoms of HIV that is flu appear both in women and men. Almost all of these symptoms of HIV are common in men and women.
Some symptoms of men are listed below:

Flu-like symptoms accompanied by high fever
Skin rashes
Vomiting
Headache
Tiredness
Nausea
Sore throats
Weight loss
Fatigue
Dementia
Joint pain
Mouth ulcers
Ulcer on the genitals
Swollen lymph nodes

Some common symptoms of HIV in women are:

Flu-like symptoms along with fever and headache
Skin Rash
Swollen lymph gland including back, neck, armpit.
Skin infection
Several types of infection
Night sweats
Change in the menstrual cycle
Increase the chances of sexually transmitted infections
Development of several pelvic inflammatory diseases
Pain in muscles
Trouble in swallowing
Mental confusion
Short term memory loss
Problem in breathing
Chronic coughing

HIV Treatment: After so many recent studies the cure for HIV is still not found. However, there are few medications available in the form of the drug that is used to slow down the process of weakening the immune system. With the help of present medications, the process of secondary infection and complication is avoided. Several out of one antiretroviral medications named Lopinavir and Ritonavir, that is used to slow down the process of further HIV infection. The elaboration is as follows:



Lopinavir and Ritonavir Tablets: The antiretroviral drug lopinavir is a protease inhibitor, which is widely used for the treatment of HIV and is a potential candidate for the treatment of COVID-19. Lopinavir is basically formulated in the combination with another PIs (protease inhibitor), ritonavir (lopinavir/ritonavir, branded as Kaletra, or Aluvia). Ritonavir 100 mg inhibits the metabolizing enzyme cytochrome P450 3A and therefore increases the half-life of lopinavir.

List of HIV drugs: There are several HIV medications available in the form of the drug that is used to avoid secondary infection and complications. These drugs are not the cure of HIV infection rather slow down the rate of infection and stop the virus from further damaging of immunity.
list of HIV drugs medication are mentioned below in the link:

How HIV medicine helps in COVID-19: There are several pieces of evidence and facts are available that shows that HIV medication or antiretroviral medication used in the treatment of HIV infection is found quite effective in the case of coronavirus patients.  Patients having HIV negative reports when treated with antiretroviral medication found to recover fast having coronavirus.

In a few cases, if the patient is having both HIV and coronavirus and when treated with HIV medications and drugs the patient is found to have controlled virus infection as well as recovered from coronavirus.

After the recent study on the physiology of coronavirus, the Russian ministry declared Avifavir as an anti-coronavirus medication after surveying on antiretroviral medications.

Read -TREATMENT OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS







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