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Is there treatment for HIV/AIDS patients against the 2009 H1N1 virus?

April 26, 2017AIDS h1n1 Patients treatment virus

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Is there treatment for HIV/AIDS patients against the 2009 H1N1 virus?

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Yes. H1N1 is sensitive to two antiviral drugs called oseltamivir and zanamivir, which have been proven safe. No adverse effects have been reported among HIV-infected adults and adolescents who received the drugs. There also is no known major drug interactions between oseltamivir and zanamivir with currently available antiretroviral medications used to treat HIV infection (CDC). The antiviral treatments listed above are most effective when they are started within 48 hours of symptom onset and are used on the following patients: -examiner.