TRIBUNNEWS.COM – The covid-19 pandemic is making sufferers HIV / AIDS fall into the category of vulnerable groups.
One of the problems faced by sufferers HIV / AIDS, is access to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) which must be continuously consumed and control to health facilities (health facilities).
Early detection of disease complications can eventually be delayed if the patient HIV / AIDS afraid to control because of the risk of contracting the corona virus.
So, is it true that HIV / AIDS patients are more prone to contracting Covid-19 than other people who don’t have the disease?
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Regarding this question, dr. Yudo Irawan, SpKK from the Indonesian Sexually Transmitted Infection Study Group (KSIMSI), explained that from several limited studies, HIV / AIDS actually have the same risk of contracting the corona virus as other people who do not have it HIV / AIDS.
So, people with HIV / AIDS (PLWHA) who are healthy, have no complaints, and adhere to treatment should not be too worried.
“Whether it is HIV or not, the actual risk of contracting Covid-19 is the same,” explained dr. Yudo when answering questions from participants in the Webinar which was held to commemorate World AIDS Day (HAS) 2020 on Monday (31/11/2020).
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At that time, he was a presenter in a webinar organized by the Indonesian Dermatology and Venereology Association (PERDOSKI) together with KSIMSI, Durex Eduka5eks PT. Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Indonesia, and a number of student organizations, such as AMSA and CIMSA.
But keep in mind, research on transmission Covid-19 in patients HIV / AIDS is still ongoing and to date there is no strong enough evidence that PLWHA has a higher risk of being infected with the corona virus.
What is clear, to be able to avoid transmission Covid-19, dr. Yudo advised each patient HIV / AIDS to always strictly enforce health protocols.
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