Acquired Immune Response To Hiv

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U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

The Evidence That HIV Causes AIDS

Background The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide pandemic. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By leading to the destruction and/or functional impairment of cells of the immune system, notably CD4+ T cells, HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. An HIV-infected person is diagnosed with AIDS when his...

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Th1 & Th2 - Manipulating immune responses

Hi doctor Bob. Thanks for all your hard work in helping us who are infected/affected by HIV. Just have a quick question. It doesn't belong in this forum but didn't know who to ask and I can't find an active forum it would fit into...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,This topic can be very confusing for non-immunologists. Many physicians and even a large number of HIV specialists don't fully grasp the intricacies and complexities of the human immune response. Let me try to give you some basic... Read more »

HIV-specific immune responses

Hi, I keep hearing preserving "HIV-specific immune responses", in the context of early treatment during ARS. I am not clear what that means. Could you please explain it?Thank you very much. ...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question.Our immune system has a vast capacity to recognize and therefore, fight many different foreign invaders-- typically, this is what allows us to fight off bacterial, fungal and viral infections. Not all of this potential is... Read more »

HCV and immune response in HIV infected

Dear Doctor M:In HIV patients, why is HCV PCR testing sometimes necessary to establish HCV if the lymphocyte group that makes antibodies is B cell and HIV attacks T cells? Doesn't the immune dysfunction in HIV occur elsewhere than the location...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

PCR testing for HCV RNA is only necessary to get a "baseline" test of the level of virus in a person's system. It is important to follow this number over time as someone is treated for HCV to see if the virus is responding to... Read more »

Acute HIV - Immune Response

I was infected on 10/30/2010. I became ill with flu like symptoms on 11/19 and was sick with a fever for exactly 2 weeks (never went above 101). I feel fine now, except for anxiety. Tested positive on 12/2. Blood test results: 12/3 VL 1.8 mil CD4...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Yes, the CD4 count and/or percent can drop dramatically with acute infection, and then recover in the next few months as the immune system gets control of the infection. Likewise, the viral load can remain elevated for some period of months and... Read more »

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Peat therapy: stimulates immune response

Posted by Anonymous

Basically simple physiology explains the mechanism of how it benefits immunosuppressed patients. First, peat retains the temperature of water almost 6x better than water alone. Heat retention is important as the internal body temperature needs to... Read more »

Two responses I thought worthy of re-posting

Posted by Anonymous

Fellas fellas fellas,,,,
It's certainly time to move one. These HIV tests are very sensative. If you are infected with the HIV virus (or any virus for that matter) the human body produces anti-bodies. The body reacts. THink of it like this. If you... Read more »

Antibody response

Posted by Anonymous

Is it true that someone with a normal, healthy immune system would develop antibodies to HIV quicker than someone who has other medical problems? Or does it mean that some people's bodies take longer to recognize the virus in them?

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Weak immune system vs time to produce antibodies

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hello everyone
I believe I have been infected with Hiv. I havnt been tested yet but I have many of the symptoms associated with ARS
The source of my possible infection had a confirmed std but tested negative for Hiv at 3-4 months. Is it possible that... Read more »

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