Creator: Dr. Reeja Tharu
Keywords: AIDS, treatment, Anti Retroviral Therapy, ART

Written by Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D
Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Sep 10, 2014

Oral Health & AIDS - Treatment

The line of treatment for the above conditions is usually symptomatic.

The fact is that as of now there is no known treatment for AIDS and the Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) remains the only recourse.

Published on Sep 10, 2014
Last Updated on Sep 10, 2014

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