SayPro TREATMENT OF OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS

Treatment is available for opportunistic infections that, unlike HIV, are mostly curable. These include diarrhea, tuberculosis, pneumonia and candida (oral or vaginal thrush), which an HIV-positive person can pick up easily because their immune system is weakened by HIV. Treatment for opportunistic infections is available for people who are both HIV-positive and HIV-negative. Anyone who has symptoms of these opportunistic infections can go to a clinic where they will be treated with antibiotics that have been shown to reduce the number of opportunistic infections in Aids by 50%. The province is also part of the Diflucan Partnership

Programme, which makes the drug Diflucan available at 62 facilities, 39 of which are primary health clinics. The drug treats oesophageal candidiasis and cryptococcal meningitis.

Remember that the earlier you go to a clinic for an HIV test and the test result is positive for HIV, the earlier you will get prophylaxis treatment to prevent the onset of opportunistic infections