Life Span Of Hiv Positive Person

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Table of Contents Introduction Normal Feelings Get Help and Support It Is Better to Know HIV and Women Make a New Start Useful Info Sheets for Newly Diagnosed Introduction Getting an HIV diagnosis can feel like the worst news in the world. It iscommon to feel anger, fear, confusion, shock, grief, depression, or otherpainful emotions. Even after you have known for some time and think you arecoming to terms with the news, it...

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Life span with HIV-2

If some body is HIV positive in year Nov, 2010 with HIV-2 virus type , What can be his probable life span or life expectancy if it is detected very early and he has access to proper medications and maintains a healthy life style?...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

HIV-2 tends to progress more slowly than HIV-1. That is a person can be infected for a longer time before having any signs because the amount of HIV-2 in the blood (viral load) is lower than for HIV-1. HIV-2 does respond well to most treatment... Read more »

life span of a person

How long has any one person lived with HIV? ...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

I don't know the exact answer to that question. However, I do know that there are some long term survivors (usually refered to as non-progressors), who have been HIV+ for years and have not become ill, even without treatment. Since the epidemic... Read more »

life span

dear dr, in a recent question asked by one of your askers, you said no cure but hope. he asked you will there be a drug that will help an hiv positive person live a full life span? you said you think so. well i asked you if i keep on taking my...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

The story is still being told. We now have patients going on 20 years with this infection. In many people the meds only work for a short while. There are many reasons for why this may be so. However in some people, meds continue to work effectively,... Read more »

LIFE SPAN SINCE 2000

I HAVE BEEN HIV+ SINCE 2000, IT IS NOW GOING TO BE 12 YEARS LATER. I AM DOING WELL AND DID NOT BEGIN HIV MEDS UNTIL 2009. SINCE 2000 TO 2009 MY CD4 WERE HIGH AND VL LOW SO NO NEED FOR IT. I AM IN GOOD SHAPE AND HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD LIFE...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

I like your attitude, and I agree it makes a big difference on how people handle life's stresses.There is a "balance" that develops in each person between their immune system and HIV. Your body was able to contain the virus for many... Read more »

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injection of hiv from hiv positive person

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I was at a party injecting drugs. I shared the needle with 2 other people. Later i found out that the guy i shared the needle with was hiv positive. I know i have to get tested. Is it 100% chance that i am infected since his hiv blood went... Read more »

I met an HIV Positive person for the first time

Posted by Barbdoll, 1 Reply

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On Saturday I travelled to meet an HIV Positive friend. It was my first time. At first i was nervous didn't know what to expect. I really didn't want to go there to talk about the fact that we were both Positive. I wanted to meet him,... Read more »

food prepared by HIV positive person

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I have a family member, with whom I do not live, that has recently tested HIV positive. My concern now is should I eat food that the infected person has helped prepare (canning of fresh vegetables)when I noticed that they have a sore on their... Read more »

Dating for the positive person

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