The COVID Effect On HIV Patients: How To Use This In Your Practice?
How do COVID Effects HIV Patients? Researchers and doctors are still learning about COVID-19, including the Delta variant and how it affects people with HIV. This is an evolving, rapidly evolving situation and scientists are learning more every day. There is a lot to be still learned about the risk of COVID-19 in people living with HIV. As per the current evidence people living with HIV are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill, and dying from, COVID-19, than people without HIV. But, HIV appears to be less of a risk factor in comparison to other health conditions, including obesity, diabetes, severe asthma, respiratory disease, heart disease, liver disease, stroke, dementia, or older age. The best way to stay healthy and safe from COVID is to take your antiretroviral treatment, along with any medication prescribed by your healthcare provider for other health conditions. Health authorities from World Health Organization (WHO) strongly recommend that people living with HIV receive a COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
How does COVID-19 affect people with HIV? The effect of coronavirus on people with HIV is not fully known. As per the recent data, it appears that people living with HIV might be at increased risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19. The risk is more if they are not adhering to treatment or live with certain comorbidities than people without HIV. More recent data also suggests that there is an increased risk of severe disease from COVID-19, hospitalization, and death, in people living with HIV who are immune-compromised. These are people living with HIV along with: •Other co-morbidities, •Low CD4 cell counts (<350 copies/cell), •High viral load, •Recent opportunistic infections, like tuberculosis (TB) •Current AIDS-defining illness. This makes them more vulnerable to more severe illnesses. This makes it more important for immune-compromised people living with HIV to adhere to antiretroviral therapy to suppress the virus. They should follow the same precautions as everyone else to reduce their risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2. These precautions include wearing a mask, washing hands, keeping a physical distance, and
How can people living with HIV prevent COVID-19 The person living with HIV should strictly adhere to the antiinfection?
retroviral medication to keep viral load suspended as well as high CD4 count. The guideline for people living with HIV is almost the same as everyone else, including: •Stay at least one meter away from people as much as possible. •Wear a face mask around others always. •Avoid places that are crowded, confined, or involve close contact with others, mainly indoors. •Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. •Avoid touching your face. •Clean and disinfect surfaces regularly. •Get vaccination.
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