Although treatments for AIDS and HIV can slow the course of the disease, there is currently no [[vaccine]] or cure. Antiretroviral treatment reduces both the mortality and the morbidity of HIV infection, but these drugs are expensive and routine access to antiretroviral medication is not available in all countries.[12] Due to the difficulty in treating HIV infection, preventing infection is a key aim in controlling the AIDS pandemic, with health organizations promoting safe sex and needle-exchange programmes in attempts to slow the spread of the [[virus]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS] | Although treatments for AIDS and HIV can slow the course of the disease, there is currently no [[vaccine]] or cure. Antiretroviral treatment reduces both the mortality and the morbidity of HIV infection, but these drugs are expensive and routine access to antiretroviral medication is not available in all countries.[12] Due to the difficulty in treating HIV infection, preventing infection is a key aim in controlling the AIDS pandemic, with health organizations promoting safe sex and needle-exchange programmes in attempts to slow the spread of the [[virus]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS] |