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Q: Hiv/aids

asked by: gnowicki on January 11th, 2007

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Can a person become hiv , live with it, and not ever get to the point of having aids?

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HIVRHH

replied on January 16th, 2007

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Yes, if you start haart soon enough. Keeping your cd4 level higher than 200 to prevent an oi. A cd4 level <200 with an oi. Puts one in the classification of having aids per the cdc's guidelines.

a lone

replied on March 27th, 2007

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Re: Hiv/aids

gnowicki wrote:

Can a person become hiv , live with it, and not ever get to the point of having aids?

Yes! Some people never progress to AIDS. With medication HIV positive people can lead a long and for the most part good life! Smile

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