2006-12-03 03:03:44 · 4 answers · asked by fmitchell5 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
AIDS is nothing more than a classification of HIV infected individuals that have reached a certain point in their health. One of the common designators is any individual infected with HIV who has a CD4 (T cell) count below 200. It can also be defined by one of 25 opportunistic infections such as pneumocistis carnii pneumonia. With current medical regimens, it is very possible for many HIV positive individuals to live with the disease for long periods of time before transitioning to AIDS. Some never do. Others, such as myself, transition very quickly.
Todd (AIDS - positive since 2004)
2006-12-04 05:02:13 · answer #1 · answered by Todd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varys on the strain and on the meds and on you. Some people can go their whole life and not turn into AIDS, others not so lucky. There are all sorts of different combinations of meds to take, it's up to to you and your Dr to find the right one for you. Or whoever the patient is. There are also many different strains of the HIV virus going around, it depends on which it is, there is one that so far is resistant to ALL drugs, you get it, it doesn't take long it goes straight to AIDS YOU DIE VERY SOON.
2006-12-03 07:38:23 · answer #2 · answered by creeklops 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer to this is "it depends." There are many with HIV who have never developed AIDS. The reason could be their own immune system or the combinations of new AIDS drugs. Others transition into AIDS for HIV very quickly.
2006-12-03 03:09:17 · answer #3 · answered by charles 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well the aid virus can stay derment for 7yrs.
2006-12-03 03:07:02 · answer #4 · answered by pgmurry 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋