What Is Aids Cd4 Count

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Understanding CD4 Cells and CD4 Cell Tests

The Basics CD4 Count and HIV CD4 Count and HIV Treatment CD4 Cell Test The Bottom Line The Basics Your immune system protects your body by fighting germs and infections.White blood cells are an important part of your immune system. HIV infects and destroys a type of white blood cell called aCD4 cell (sometimes called a T-cell). When the immune system loses too many CD4 cells, it becomes weak and isunable to fight off germs. At...

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after AIDS diagnosis, can my CD4 count go up with meds?

Specifically about AIDS: is my cd4 count still reversible when diagnosed if i keep up with my medications? ...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Absolutely, particularly after starting treatment when your HIV viral load becomes undetectable.... Read more »

AIDS patient - CD4 count going down

Hi,My Father is an AIDS patient - he got diagnosed 3 years ago and was put on the following therapy (ziduvidine + lamivudine + neverapine). For the last 1 month, he has had high fever with no other symptoms - it has been fluctuating (103 to 99). He...

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

North Shore University Hospital

I am sorry to hear your father is not well.The effectiveness of the ARV regimen can be best determined by the viral load. If his viral load is undetectable then the meds are suppressing the virus and the problem is elsewhere. If the Cd4 is... Read more »

AIDS to HIV - CD4 Count

I just found out my brother was diagnosed with AIDS last year. He was admitted to the hospital with a CD4 count of 2. He's now substantially about 200, I think in the 1,000's. He works out every day, eats well, in general, very healthy....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The term "AIDS" is indeed just a title (artificial classification) and in many ways really not all that useful anymore. "AIDS" was coined in 1982 prior to the discovery of the causative agent: HIV! There was no way back then... Read more »

CD4 count and AIDS

Recently a friends CD4 count dropped to 130 and his viral load rose to 41000. Hehad been on AZT for a number of yearsand maintained a CD4 count of around 300. When his count dropped to 130, his doctor switched him to a combinationtherapy. His count...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

If you've ever had a CD4 count of less than 200, then you have AIDS according tothe 1993 CDC definition of AIDS. That's really more of a bureaucratic definition than a medical one, though. Obviously, if your friend's CD4 count went... Read more »

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Do anybody know about CD4 cells count?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi guys,

I have a question about my tests - in fear of HIV infection because of a bad incident and symptoms not long after, I went to have my blood tested for HIV as well as other infections - the PCR and antibody test both turned out Negative, but... Read more »

CD4 Count 540, but negative?

Posted by yoshimi2, 1 Reply

thanks to you alll, who took the trouble to reply. I will take one more test, with a diferent doctor - if it is still negative, than I guess i will need to go to a physchatrist. it is just that i feel as if i have hiv. i have never felt like this... Read more »

33rd day elisa,cd4 count, and Viral load accurate?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hey all. Im the "oral DOES =HIV" guy. Well it looks like gmanbill and deb tex are right on. just one question. I went to the doctor and told him my symptoms. He checked me out from head to toe. He was just as concerned as I was, as I had swollen... Read more »

CD4 Count

Posted by T_BOOGIE

How lond does it take for hiv to effect your cd4 count? Will it show right away if you are having symptoms? Is 11 weeks to early to get tested? Read more »

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