“The large percentage of persons at substantial risk for acquiring HIV infection in some transmission risk groups demonstrates a continuing need for access to, and use of, a broad range of high-impact, clinic-based HIV prevention services that includes increased access to PrEP”, the researchers wrote.
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There seems to be an HIV treatment nobody knows about and the CDC advises Americans to take HIV prevention pills.
Analysis suggests that about 25% of men who have sex with men and 20% of those who use nonprescription injection drugs would benefit from so-called pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the agency said in a Vital Signs report published online in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “PrEP can benefit many who have high risk”.
The drug, known as Truvada (RTU), is a combination of other drugs originally developed to treat HIV infection, to prevent infection to an infant breastfed by a HIV-positive mother, and to prevent transmission during childbirth.
As for the CDC’s HIV warning, which aims to raise awareness amongst those who are most vulnerable, the CDC notes that preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a daily medicine that can be used to prevent the contraction of the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS. According to recent studies, however, some primary health care providers have never heard of PrEP.
“No single method is, but it’s right for some people, and when the men and women at high risk adhere to PrEP or whatever prevention methods work for them, we can make gains in national efforts”, said Eugene McCray, director of HIV/AIDS prevention at the CDC. Nevertheless, the Centers For Disease Control recently announced that 1 in 4 HIV negative gay men ought to be on the drug. And it can also guarantee a 70% protection against drug injectors infected with the virus.
As England’s fourth annual National HIV Testing Week, is launched new statistics released by Public Health England (PHE) reveal there are 3,900 people from black African communities in the United Kingdom who do not know they have HIV.
In response to reporters’ questions, Schuchat noted that the biggest side effect of Truvada is its effect on the kidneys, which is why the CDC recommends that people taking Truvada as PrEP get tested every few months to check that their kidneys are functioning properly and their body is tolerating the medication.
The CDC’s efforts around PrEP are one component of the 2015 National HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategy. The drug does not protect individuals from other STD’s and users are encouraged to use condoms.
They found an increase from 259 filled PrEP prescriptions within 1 year (July 2012 to June 2013) to 1,330 filled prescriptions (July 2014 to June 2015). There have been roughly 110,000 new cases reported this year.
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“The CDC hasn’t given local health departments any type of information on that”, Dr. Mangla said.
