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How Long Does An Hiv-infected Person Live
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Ask the Experts
how long can a person live if they are HIV +??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??...
Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
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...
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How long can a person live with HIV/AIDS?What is the longest time that someone has lived with the AIDS virus active in their body? does HIV... Read more »Long term infected, personality repercussions?(foreign -- sorry spelling mistakes)I was diagnosed hiv in 1985. Up till I was twenty I had drug... Read more »
Articles
First Person: Kris C. Has Lived with HIV Since 1988Kris C. has been living with HIV since 1988. She's seen the ravages of the disease, and of the medications designed to treat the disease. As a woman living with HIV, she's in the minority in the Seattle area, but she does her part to make sure it is... Read more »
Re-Infection: Is It a Concern for People Living With HIV?Re-infection is a term used to describe a new or secondary infection by a virus that has already infected a person. In most viral diseases, re-infection with the same virus doesnt occur because once the immune system conquers the original viral... Read more »
Living With HIV and ART Over the Long HaulIn a Capsule Many people are doing so well on antiretroviral drugs that many experts predict they may be able to live nearly as long as HIV-negative people. However, as people with HIV live longer, other health problems are becoming more common,... Read more »
Women Living With HIV at AIDS 2012 Part 1: The Greater Involvement of Women Living With HIVWhy should the involvement of women living with HIV be a priority for the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) to be held in Washington, D.C., this July? What are some ways that women with HIV who attend the conference can participate... Read more »
Connect With Others
How long should an AIDS infected person wait.....
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I was hoping someone could share with me the appropriate amount of time a person that is AIDS infected should wait before resuming contact with someone who has recieved live vaccinations. I want to make sure my father-in-law stays healthy as long...
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how long to live?
Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies
hi. I'm wonderin what the average life expectancy is for someone in the US living with HIV. I know it differs greatly from body to body but any general ideas?
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Visiting HIV infected person
Posted by tnk, 1 Reply
Hello Sir, I am from India..Please help me....My father-in-law is HIV +ve. We came to know about this about 3 months back.. We are supposed to visit him for 2 days this weekend.. What I want to know is what precautions should I take while our visit..... Read more » how long do you live with HIV?
Posted by Nicole_herpes, 3 Replies
how long do you live with HIV? I am 1 month. I am feel alone after i know it. But i i just find friends at HIV dating site, such asn STDROmance.com
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