What Does Hiv Need To Survive

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Does HIV need CD4 to survive

I would like to know if there are cases where someone who is HIV+ but not detectable having an extremely low but stable +/-300 cd4 count as a defense against HIV not being able to replicate itself. (What I mean is that HIV needs T-cells to survive....

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

There may be a couple reasons for undetectable viral loads and CD4 counts in the 300s. First, a person was infected with a slowly or defective replicating viral strain. Second, they could have a very good CD8 (cytotoxic t cell) response against the... Read more »

how many people die from HIV in 2008 (HIV/AIDS SURVIVAL)

Hi Bob,l am recently infected with hiv and and live in Australia, 36 years old and my hiv... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Difference between HIV 1 and 2; HIV survival in a syringe

Could you explain what the principal differences are between HIV 1 and HIV 2? Secondly, could you... Read more »

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Articles

Data Show Wisconsin Has Highest HIV/AIDS Survival Rate in Nation, Group Says

AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin Chief Operating Officer Mike Gifford said that Wisconsin has the highest survival rate for people with the HIV/AIDS nationwide, WPR News reports. Gifford said that CDC data indicate that Wisconsin and Minnesota... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Detroit: HIV/AIDS Organization Struggles to Survive

Detroit's oldest agency for HIV-positive women and their children, Children's Immune Disorder, is struggling for survival. "We need at least $50,000 in committed funds for a couple of years," said Kerry Laycock, board chair of CID. "And we have to... Read more »

Survival Rates Among HIV-Positive People Who Receive Lab Tests Similar to People Who Do Not Receive Tests, Study Finds

Survival rates among HIV-positive people who undergo routine viral load and CD4+ T cell counts were nearly the same as those who do not receive the tests, according to a study published on Friday in the journal Lancet , the CP/Google.com reports ... Read more »

Iowa: Service Challenges Grow Along With HIV, AIDS Cases

As survival rates for HIV/AIDS patients climb and more Iowans test positive for the virus, new service challenges are emerging for health care workers and patients. The number of Iowans living with HIV/AIDS has risen 16 percent in the last two... Read more »

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Could HIV virus still survive after normal laundry

Posted by sushi77, 2 Replies

Hello there,

My pants were contaminated by somebody's blood the day before yesterday. Later, I put that pants into the laundry machine with some other clothes . I washed them in normal washing cycle (cold water cycle with normal detergent), and dried... Read more »

Surviving hiv 11 years

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hello. My name is Care...I am a 30/f hiv positive 11 years. I was diagnosed 3 days before my 19th birthday in 1988.
I have spent the past year building a "homepage" with my personal story that has recently won its first web award ~~ A 1999 Golden... Read more »

"Built to Survive" Supporters

Posted by Anonymous

I need to find a doctor or clinic that subscribes to the treatment of HIV patients based on the book "Built to Survive". I'm a bodybuilder and a man who has been diagnosed with HIV. I know the importance of body mass to help with survival when an... Read more »

Survival

Posted by Anonymous

Want to see what happens to people who have little or no prescription coverage?

My lover and I have been together for 6 1/2 years. Both of us have been HIV+ for over 15 years that we know of. He now has full blown AIDS and is in need of medication.... Read more »

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