Photo of a variety of different drug treatments. Credit: NIAID. In the early 1980s when the HIV/AIDS epidemic began, people with AIDS were not likely to live longer than a few years. Today, there are 31 antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat HIV infection.These treatments do not cure people of HIV or AIDS.Rather, they suppress the virus, even to undetectable levels, but they do not completely eliminate HIV from the body. By suppressing the amount of virus in the body, people infected with HIV can now lead longer and healthier lives.hoto of a variety of different drug treatments. Credit: NIAID. In the early 1980s when the HIV/AIDS epidemic began, people with AIDS were not likely to live longer than a few years. Today, there are 31 antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat HIV infection.
The fur of the mountain gorilla, often thicker and longer than that of other gorilla species, enables them to live in colder temperatures. Gorillas can be identified by nose prints unique to each individual. Males, at a mean weight of 195 kg (430 lb) upright standing height of 150 cm (59 in) usually weigh twice as much as the females, at a mean of 100 kg (220 lb) and a height of 130 cm (51 in).
Physical Characteristics. Gorillas are the largest of the great apes. With an extremely stocky body, gorillas can weigh up to 400 pounds. Silverbacks, the mature male of each gorilla group, have silver hair on their backs, and can stand up to six feet tall with an arm span of eight feet.espite their great size, gorillas are generally shy and peaceful, and live in groups, called troops, of five to 30 animals, with an average group size of about 11. Active during the day, gorillas spend most of their time looking for food.