how long do you have to live after having aids??

Question

when a person has aids or hiv how long do they have b4 they died and whats the longest they can live?????

Answer 1

it's different, from 6 months to 10 years.during this time they feel completely healthy, then after it they start to get all kinds of diseases, from simple ones till dangerous ones.their white cells which are responsible for the security of the body won't work anymore.
i read alot about aids since im gooing to start microbiology or cellular biology courses.

Answer 2

First of all, HIV and AIDS are different.

HIV is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It attacks the immune system.

AIDS is Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. AIDS is caused by HIV and is diagnosed by meeting several specific criteria established by the CDC.

As to how long someone with HIV or AIDS will live, well, as almost everybody else has said, "It depends".

Several factors off the top of my head which would affect survival are:

* The quality and type of doctor
* The quality of life of the patient
* The activity level of the patient
* The patient taking his or her medication on time every time
* Access to medications
* HIV/AIDS Education level of the patient *and* the doctor
* Plain ol' genetics

And assorted other factors.

Personally, I know of several people who have had AIDS (not just HIV infection) for upwards of 20 years and are still going strong.

There is no hard and fast rule anymore about how long someone's going to live after being diagnosed with AIDS or HIV.

Answer 3

Having HIV and AIDs is a little bit different. Being HIV positive means that you contracted the virus. A person can be HIV positive for 10 or more years without being diagnosed as having AIDs. Having AIDs means that the person's condition is worse and their immune system is now suffering severely. There are many new drugs to keep an HIV positive person from getting AIDs. People who have full-blown AIDs generally do not live more than a few years after being diagnosed. Simple infections such as the common cold could kill a person with AIDs because of their damaged immune system. Many people with AIDs die from pneumonia.

Answer 4

It varies by the individual. AIDS does not actually kill someone, its a virus that completely depletes the immune system. The body cannot fight off a simple infection. Pneumonia or the simple flu can be the culprits that an AIDS patient would die from, not the actual AIDS virus. HIV on the other hand is manageable by medications and an infected person can live a very long time.

Answer 5

It just depends on the person, the doctor's, and the treatment. Some people live for many years, some only live for a short time. I think the real question is, why does anyone diagnosed with HIV or AIDS want to live? If it ever happens to me, I won't be going for treatment.

Answer 6

HIV is now a somewhat managable disease. With proper medication and a healthy lifestyle, a person can live for years with HIV. Once it becomes AIDS the situation is more serious, but death is not necessarily imminent. And if I'm not mistaken it's not actually AIDS that kills the person but the other infections that the body can't fight off because the immune system is surpressed.

Answer 7

the time it takes between getting the infection and developing a full case of hiv varies among individuals, the prognosis for longivety, concerns the full develpoement of the disease,when it was detected and at what stage of developement, treatments involved, the individuals diagnostic history,sex and genetic makeup. on average women have lived 6-8-10 years, men 8-15 years. it's interesting to note that a individual living in san francisco repeatedly exposed to hiv has not shown any developement of active hiv. his blood was exposed to 16 times the amount necessary for developing the disease. in the lab with a o.ooo growth count after days of incubation. genetc factors have been listed as the source of his apparent immunity

Answer 8

It all depends upon what kind of treatment they receive and how aggressively they use it. People have been known to live 25 years after being diagnosed with HIV.

Answer 9

everyones case is different...i know that my exboyfriends dad has aids and we went out about 5 years ago, and his dad is still alive and he had it for about 2 years before that...whereas my distant cousin had aids and she dies like 8 months after being diagnosed. everything varies b/c every singe blody varies. it depends on your immune system and what kind of medication you're on. if you arn't on any its more than likely that you'll die before the person having the "cocktail". ummm i'm not sure whats the longest they can live, but i know of a famous basketball player that has had aids for the longest time...i think his name is like magic johnson or sumthin. so like i said everyone is different :)

Answer 10

Depends on their CD4 count