ART is the only the method of treatment all herbal, homeo, ayurvedic, plant and other medicines lacks crdibility and good studies so they are sold mostly for earning money,better be away from them. Medicines once started should take it for life time as once closed then viral reappears and this virus become resistant to these drugs so new type of drug has to be started.
When to start treatment is optional in our country india art centres give arv medicicines if cd4 count is below 350 but as per who,uk,usa traetment is started as cd4 count falls below 500,but as per new research treatment should be started as soon as it is confirmed and it is in children started soon after birth as when it is suspected as in new born cd4 and viral load is not daignostic but more few antigens detected after 3rd wk or after 09 months antibodies appear and treatment started not dependant on cd4 but on viral…
