Most tests cannot register a count of 50 - 75 copies of the virus per microliter of blood. One of the goals in anti-retroviral therapy is to slow the copying of the virus to undetectable levels. It still means the virus is present and can be passed to others. If you are newly diagnosed, and your viral load is undetectable, you are in good shape. You may not need to start anti-retroviral therapy for a while. Viral load is not a perfect indicator of the state of your immune system. It is possible to have a serverly damage immune system along with undetectable load.
Todd (AIDS - positive since 2004)
2007-01-09 14:50:13
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answered by Todd 2
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As low as a few molecules of HIV can get into your bloodstream and start reproducing in your cells. It is an obligate intracellular parasite, which basically means it lives in and reproduces in cells of your body. It targets what are called T-cells in your body, and destroys them, WHILE reproducing in your body, so when you reach a certain point where your T-cells are lower than usual, you go from having just HIV to full blown AIDS. This I believe is a 200 T-cell count, which can be detected with a test called PCR, or Polymerase Chain Reaction test, the best we've got so far.
2007-01-08 07:48:46
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answered by gabe_library 3
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That depends on the sensetivity on the tests. The way you've worded it, I assume you're referring to the lowest amount of "viral load", which is the copies of the virus in your blood. The standard "Viral load test" usually test to about 100 copies of the viruses/microliter of blood. There are special sensetive tests that can test to 50 or even 20, however if your viral load is at "Undetectable" with the standard test one can generally assume that's it's being suppressed and so your immune system won't/shouldn't be affected by it.
2007-01-08 07:56:44
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answered by Anonymous
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I'm so sorry about your recent diagnosis. Hold your head up high everything will be alright.
2007-01-08 07:50:16
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answered by little lamb 4
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