自1981年首次被发现以来艾滋病以来,人类至今既没有找到任何可以彻底根治艾滋病的方法,也没有研究出有效的疫苗预防病毒的感染。不过,在抑制艾滋病的发展或者说艾滋病的药物治疗方面还是取得了一些成就。1987年,第一种抗艾滋病药物 AZT 被用于临床,这是一种抑制病毒逆转录酶活性的核苷类药物。1995年12月,第一种艾滋病病毒蛋白酶抑制剂被美国食品药品管 Since AIDS was first discovered in 1981, mankind has so far found neither a complete cure for AIDS nor effective vaccine against viral infection. However, some achievements have been made in curbing the development of AIDS or in the treatment of AIDS. In 1987, AZT, the first anti-AIDS drug, was used clinically, a nucleoside drug that inhibits viral reverse transcriptase activity. In December 1995, the first HIV protease inhibitor was administered by the US Food and Drug Administration