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how long can a person live if they are HIV +?? Nov 20, 2000 Hello-We just found out a few months ago that my sister is HIV positive, what is the statistics on long a person can live with Hiv?? |
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Response from Dr. Jackson
 Without treatment it takes about 10 years on average for an HIV+ person to develop full-blown AIDS from the time of infection. Once a person has symptoms of AIDS the majority of patients die within 2 years. However, with treatment people can live many years longer but we do not know yet know how long because potent drug treatment regimens are relatively new. BJ Brooks Jackson, M.D. |
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