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CARE
OF HIV / AIDS PATIENT
GENERAL
CARE:
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Sympathetic
attitude, family and public support
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Patient
should be advised to take adequate rest and diet rich in proteins and
vitamins
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Patient
should be advised not to donate blood or organs
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Patient
should be advised to use condom with any sexual partner
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As
far as possible patient should avoid eating outside food
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Patient
should be encouraged to give up all habits i.e. smoking, alcohol or
chewing pan or tobacco
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Patient
should drink boiled water
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Patient
should be advised to do regular exercise or yoga
If
patients follow above general care tips they can live 1-2 year longer.
SYMPTOMATIC
TREATMENT:
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Early
treatment of common problems like fever, cough, diarrhea etc. from
family doctor
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Early
detection and treatment of opportunistic infections like TB etc.
SPECIFIC
ANTI-HIV TREATMENT:
Many new
anti-HIV drugs which prevent the spread of the virus and can postphone
various complications are now available at selected places in market and
few of them are also manufactured in India e.g. AZT, 3TC, D4T, Saquinavir,
ddc, nevirapine etc. But these medicines are very costly and in India 90%
of HIV patients cannot even think of them. One year expenses of good
comminations of these drugs and blood testing comes to around 1.5 to 2.5
lacs. These medicines can prolong the life of the patient but not cure
him.
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