Host-Directed Antiviral Therapies – An Emphasis on HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

Abstract

HIV is a retroviral disease that can be transmitted sexually, vertically from mother to child and through blood and blood products and many other body fluids [15,16]. To date there is no fully effective vaccine against HIV and treatment consists of a combination with three antiretroviral drugs. There are different classes of antiretroviral drugs and selected regimes of treatment are proposed [17]. Currently, there are research studies into other modalities of HIV treatment, namely: