HIV virus more resistant to drugs

Theresa Rossouw Doctors have long fought against HIV in South Africa. He said the drugs that never worked very well, now began to not react. It now appears in Saharan Africa is the place where nearly two-thirds of the world's AIDS sufferers are in, about 33 million people suffer from HIV.

Ten years ago, between 1% to 5% of HIV patients, resistant to HIV drugs. Now, the number increased from 5% to 30% of new patients already resistant to drugs, as reported by the AP (29/12).

Rossouw blood monitor everyone in the clinic to find out the changes that occur in the virus. As a result he will know whether they lose potency of drugs or not. While private medical pPraktek small or in poor countries like Malawi, yet have the means to check how much HIV virus is in the body.

South Africa began to offer free HIV treatment since six years ago. But the HIV virus in Africa is very unforgiving, if late taking medication, the virus quickly adapted and resistant to the drug. While drugs are available in South Africa is very limited.

"This disease has mutated in response to drug abuse which was supposed to save us," said Rossouw. The UN estimates that about $ 25 billion it cost to fight AIDS worldwide in 2010, but probably only half of that amount that will be available