Tuesday, March 4, 2008

What is difference between HIV & AIDs? How long HIV virus takes to convert in AIDs

What is difference between HIV & AIDs? How long HIV virus takes to convert in AIDs?
I am just wondering whether world still not have the treatment for HIV & AIDs. There could be some more disease which may yet not discover. I am just wondering whether world still not have the treatment for HIV & AIDs. There could be some more disease which may yet not discover. How long a HIV affected person can live? What is the ratio of the of the affected people countries wise?
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HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. Being HIV positive does not mean you have AIDS. AIDS is diagnosed when you have T4 cound of 200 or less. These are white blood cells. This is when the immune system is extremly weak and oppurtunstic infections may occur. HIV progressed to AIDS in about 10 years without meds. While there is no cure yet, there are many treatments to slow down this dramitically. Some people can expect to live a full life with these while others can get another 10 years it all depends. I know the rate in America is growing, about 1 million people in the USA.
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The four stages of the HIV infection are as follows: 1) The period following infection is called the window. It is called this because it reflect the window of time between infection and that which antibodies are devlop in a person. The HIV test looks for antibodies not the virus. 2) The second stage is called seroconversion. This is when the body begins to develop lots of antibodies to fight off the virus in the body. During this period a person may have flu like sympton. Also during this period is said to be very infectious. 3) The third stage is called symptom free. During this period a person may have no sympton what so ever. This can last any where from 6 months to well over ten years. The medical world is not sure why some people are living sympton free for so long. 4) The final stage is called AIDS. This is the period when TCELL drop to below 200 and the OI"S are present. So, as we see, HIV is a infection that will leads to AIDS.

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