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  2. Post-exposure prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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    In the case of HIV exposure, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a course of antiretroviral drugs which reduces the risk of seroconversion after events with high risk of exposure to HIV (e.g., unprotected anal or vaginal sex, needlestick injuries, or sharing needles ). [21] The CDC recommends PEP for any HIV-negative person who has recently been ...

  3. Understanding Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) - Healthline

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    People who contracted hepatitis C during a potential HIV exposure will need an additional HIV test 6 months after the exposure. ... Emergency HIV treatment: Post-exposure prophylaxis or PEP. (2018

  4. Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) - WebMD

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    Post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP, is a course of two or three drugs that will lower your chance of infection if you've been exposed to HIV. Learn about who PEP is for, when you should take it ...

  5. Accidental Needle Stick: Chance of Infection, First Aid ...

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    Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Antiretroviral drugs don’t kill viruses. But a short course of these HIV medications, taken within 72 hours of your exposure to the virus, may keep it from ...

  6. PEP for HIV After Sexual Assault: What to Know - WebMD

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    PEP is a combination of three antiretroviral drugs that you take soon after a possible HIV exposure. It’s designed to prevent the virus from taking hold in your body and multiplying. But for it ...

  7. Basic facts. PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is taken before possible HIV exposure. It’s available as the brand-name pills Truvada and Descovy. PEP, or post-exposure prophylaxis, is taken ...

  8. Is Hepatitis B Curable? Treatments for Different Types

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    yellowing of the skin or eyes. For many adults who develop an infection of the virus, hepatitis B is acute, and symptoms may pass without treatment after 1 to 3 months. There’s also a highly ...

  9. Prevention of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    Prevention strategies [ edit] Interventions for the prevention of HIV include the use of: AIDS Prevention - Condom dispensers in toilets. Barrier methods, such as the use of condoms [1] [2] or dental dams [3] during sexual activity. Antiretroviral medicines or antiretroviral therapy (ART) Pre-exposure prophylaxis.

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