December 1st, the first day of winter, has been for many years the day that reminds us that the fight against AIDS is a fight that does not stop.
Despite what you may believe, the AIDS epidemic continues to gallop globally, while according to the World Health Organization in 2017, about 17 million people are living with the virus, of which only 60% have access to antiretroviral treatment (despite fact that the desired percentage is 90%) resulting in the doubling of deaths worldwide.
In Greece, from the first appearance of the disease until today, approximately 17.000 cases have been recorded with the main mode of transmission being sexual contact between men without taking precautions with a dominant age group at diagnosis of 30-39 years.
The new data on AIDS treatment
In Greece, based on European and international guidelines, antiretroviral therapy is given to all people with HIV as soon as possible after diagnosis. Its timely administration is associated with the reduction of the morbidity and mortality of the disease, while it also contributes to the reduction of the transmissibility of the virus.
In 2018, new antiretroviral drugs were approved in the USA and Europe, which are expected to be released in our country in the future, while new therapeutic strategies and combinations of long-acting antiretrovirals in injectable form are an attractive prospect for the future of antiretroviral treatment.
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