Average Lifespan After Hiv Aids Infection

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV/AIDS Among Women

Early in the epidemic, HIV infection and AIDS were diagnosed for relatively few women and female adolescents (although we know now that many women were infected with HIV through injection drug use but that their infections were not diagnosed). 1 Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Women of color are especially affected by HIV infection and AIDS. In 2004 (the most recent year for which data are...

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HIV Lifespan (LIFE EXPECTANCY, 2009)

Dr Bob,I am HIV- and my partner of the last 5 months was diagnosed with HIV 2-3 years ago. Since his diagnosis, he's been on treatment that he's responded very well to, as his viral load is "undetectable," he is extremely strict...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Unfortunately no one can give you a definitive answer to your question. The reason is that the newer, more effective HIV medications haven't been around long enough for us to know!HIV is never really "dormant." Certainly you can... Read more »

Understanding Lifespan

Dr Wohl, in your recent podcast interview, you mentioned a recent study that was done to try to find out the "cost of HIV treatment". A side effect of this study was that the study came up with an "average lifespan" number of...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

You raise many important points. It will be difficult to answer all of your excellent questions in detail as the text of such an answer would be the basis of a nice book reviewing much of what is known about HIV infection.As far as the article I... Read more »

Lifespan of HIV without a host

How long can the virus that causes HIV infection live outside of a carrier/host?...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

HIV does not survive well in an open environment. No one has been identified with HIV due to contact with an environmental surface. One exception to this is in drug injection syringes, since these are airtight and often contain blood from the... Read more »

Lifespan with HIV

HOW LONG CAN A PERSON WITH HIV INFECTION WILL LIVE. CAN A WOMAN WITH HIV INFECTION GET PREGNANT? AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE BABY? WILL THE BABY BE HIV POSITIVE TOO. PLEASE ANSWER ME.......

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

This question is not related to the workplace, but you need the most basic information. Let me start you off:1. How long a person with HIV lives depends on many factors, most of all quality of health care and attitude. If you have HIV and you take... Read more »

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HIV and "normal" lifespan

Posted by Blixer, 3 Replies

I ran across this on the John Hopkins site posted by someone asking a question there and thought it was interesting:
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I'm 53, HIV+ since 1999, on Truvada/Sustiva since January 2005. Undetectable since April 2005, 600+ CD4. I'm... Read more »

average

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

The information that "the average time to test accurately for hiv antibodies is 25 days" is grossly outdated. So, let us not go into lengthy definition about the meaning of average. Most doctors, lab technicians and experts say that by 4 weeks, most... Read more »

Average for positve test 10-14 days

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

As you all can see the average for positive test is 10-14 days before they said 21 or 25 days. Info from John Hopkins medical management of HIV 2001.

The window period: The time delay from infection to positive EIA averages 10 to 14 days with newer... Read more »

What is the average length someone can live HIV +

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

What is the average age that someone can live with HIV? with meds and without...what about AIDS?
Thank you

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