Currently there is no cure for HIV infection; however, there are treatment options that can help people living with HIV to live long lives. According to the CDC, there are government agencies conducting a variety of treatment-related activities, including:
- HIV/AIDS clinical research and drug trials
- Vaccine research
- Development of treatment guidelines and best practices
- Creating and implementing treatment-related prevention strategies that can help stop new infections
Since there is no cure, the treatment goals used when working with HIV/AIDS patients include the following:
- Improve the patient's quality of life
- Cease and reverse the progression of clinical disease by:
- supression of the patient's HIV viral load and
- restoration of immunologic responses and function
- Decrease HIV-related morbidity and mortality
- Prevent HIV transmission
