Can an AIDS victim survive? If yes, how?
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It seems that there is a lot of misinformation going around this site regarding AIDS and HIV. I have AIDS but I am far from being a "victim". As far as surviving, yes I am doing quite well on the regimen that my doctor gave me. I take a few pills, and thats pretty much it. I get colds just like everybody else but I am not on deaths door as some may think. Having HIV isn't the best thing in the world but it certainly isn't a death sentence either. My suggestion to you is to check out AIDSmeds.com or thebody.com and get concrete information there and not rely on your fellow peers on yahoo.
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No you can't. HIV dies when it's out of the body. Sex and exchange of bodily fluids are pretty much the only ways that you are going to aquire this.
327922
You can live a long time with HIV, it is not until you get AIDs that you will die.  So I guess if it never turned to AIDs, which I believe is impossible, you could live a long life, coming to a natural death.
439596
No! Where have you been for the past 25 years? HIV is a virus; you cannot cure a virus. There are treatments that can prolong your life if you are infected, but they don't always work for everyone. If you become infected, it is very unlikely that you will live out your normal lifespan, even if you have the drugs. And the drugs are too expensive for most people in the poorest countries where they have the highest rates of infection. There is no "cure" for AIDS!!!
507843
Absolutely not!  HIV dies upon contact with air in 30 seconds.  Now, hepatitis is a different story...it can live up to 2 weeks in dried blood!!!  Spooky.
579435
sure,by blood spread it can go 2 ur heart,lungs &may even go 2 brain....but it all depends on when do u discover it...ur immunity&sticking 2 treatment.....u know what?AIDS is an infection&it absolutely kills
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how big of a bet?  and are the payee's good for the money?\n\nif i was already dying of something, then maybe.  i mean you dont die of aids in a week, so if i had only a few months to live, id spend as much money doing all the great stuff i wanted.\n\nplus id bang millions of prostitutes and give them aids, and hopefully wipe out the whole Vice sector of america
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The T cells that are "relevant", meaning the ones that are adapted to take care of the certain antigen (yes, there are leukocytes in our body that are adapted to take care of HIV viruses, but they die before they can hold the desease back), do reproduce as a result of the exposure to the antigen. But, as I said, don't "get there in time" to prevent the infection and thus cannot avoid AIDS.\n\nShortly - the answer is yes :).
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Symptoms:\nThe symptoms of AIDS are primarily the result of infections that do not normally develop in individuals with healthy immune systems. These are called opportunistic infections.\n\nPatients with AIDS have had their immune system depleted by HIV and are very susceptible to such opportunistic infections. Common symptoms are fevers, sweats (particularly at night), swollen glands, chills, weakness, and weight loss.\n\nSee the signs and tests section below for a list of common opportunistic infections and major symptoms associated with them.\n\nNote: Initial infection may produce no symptoms. Some people with HIV infection remain without symptoms for years between the time of exposure and development of AIDS. However, some people develop what feels like flu about two weeks after contracting the virus.\n\nSigns and tests:\nThe following is a list of AIDS-related infections and cancers that people with AIDS acquire as their CD4 count decreases. Previously, having AIDS was defined by having HIV infection and acquiring one of these additional diseases, but now it is simply defined as a CD4 count below 200. Many other illnesses and corresponding symptoms may develop in addition to those listed here.\n\n\nPrevention:\nThe following steps may seem personally restrictive, but they are effective and can save your life.\n\n1.See the article on safe sex to learn how to reduce the chance of acquiring or spreading HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.\n2.Do not use intravenous drugs. If IV drugs are used, do not share needles or syringes. Many communities now have needle exchange programs where used syringes can be disposed of and new, sterile needles obtained for free. 3.These programs can also provide referrals to addiction treatment.\n4.Avoid contacting blood from injuries or nosebleeds where the HIV status of the bleeding individual is unknown. 5.Protective clothing, masks, and goggles may be appropriate when caring for people who are injured.\n6.Anyone who tests positive for HIV may pass the disease on to others and should not donate blood, plasma, body organs, or sperm. An infected person should warn any prospective sexual partner of their HIV-positive status, should not exchange body fluids during sexual activity, and must use whatever preventative measures (such as condoms) will afford the partner the most protection.\n7.HIV-positive women who wish to become pregnant should seek counseling about the risk to unborn children and medical advances which may help prevent the fetus from becoming infected. Use of certain medications can dramatically reduce the chances that the baby will become infected during pregnancy.\n8.Mothers who are HIV-positive should not breast feed their babies.\n9.Safe-sex practices, such as latex condoms, are highly effective in preventing HIV transmission. HOWEVER, there remains a risk of acquiring the infection even with the use of condoms. Abstinence is the only sure way to prevent sexual transmission of HIV.\n\n=)
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Having AIDS is hugely problematic.  It is a fatal illness.  Eventually a person with AIDS will die.  It may take 10 years, 15 years, but they will get very sick and it's only a matter of time.\n\nIt's great to have AIDS and still love LIFE, but I think it's a little strange to love having the illness itself.
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Try this on for size:  I have a friend who has full-blown AIDS...now he has tested positive for colon cancer.  Which disease will kill him first?\n\nBut we can all learn a lesson from him.  It's not the disease in your body that makes life bad.  It's how you deal with news.\n\nHe doesn't think he's going to die...in fact, he's been living a healthy life with AIDS and colon cancer for well over twelve years.
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do u want the person to go to hell with aids ???????
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Your husband should be fine.  HIV is a fragile virus and can't live outside of the body.  It dies almost instantly.  So any of the virus on the bloody clothes would be dead.  If your husband had an open wound and pressed it up against your sons open would, there maybe risk.  But he was perfectly safe handling the bloody clothes.  Still, its never a safe idea to touch blood without gloves on, regarless of if it is infected with HIV.\n\nAs far as kissing goes, you can't get HIV through kissing.  The only way there would even be a SMALL risk is if it was deep kissing and there was a lesion or cut in his gum so it was blood mixed with saliva.  Even then the risk is very small.  \n\nDon't worry, unless your husband is having unprotected sex with your son, or sharing needles with him, none of you are at rist.  \n\nI've included a link to some good information about HIV and its transmition.  Taken from that link is this information.  Visit the link to find out more.\n\nCan HIV spread through kissing? \nAnswer: Kissing such as on the cheek or lightly on the lips carries no risk of transmitting HIV. In deep kissing there is a small risk because the saliva of an infected person contains few virus particles which by itself is not sufficient to cause the infection. But there could be bleeding gums or ulcers in the mouth and exchange of infected saliva mixed with blood during kissing could transmit the HIV \n\n\nHow is HIV not transmitted?  \nAnswer: HIV cannot spread by casual contact such as touching, holding hands, body contact in crowded public places, shaking hands, working or playing together, sharing food, vessels and clothes, eating food cooked by an infected person, light kissing, mosquito and other insect bites, swimming pools, and toilets.  \n\nQuestion: How long can the virus live outside the human body? \nAnswer: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus is fragile. Once the virus is outside the body in a dry form, it dies immediately. Even in a wet state, it does not live long when exposed to heat, detergents, or disinfectants. When stored in blood banks at 4°C, it can live for about 3 weeks (or longer), or till the white cell disintegrates, but in a frozen state it can survive for years.
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Actually, nothing happens to a person w/ HIV......  It's only when it turns into full-blown AIDS that the body's immune system is compromised, then the person could get sick and die from any one of a zillion diseases, because the body cannot fight them off.
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HIV cannot be cured - even in the early stages.  \n\nI think the poster above is thinking of medications you can give someone who has been stuck with an infected needle.  Those medications are given immediately after exposure.  They prevent HIV from infecting cells.  But, once you're infected with HIV - you always will be.  There is no cure.\n\nHIV attacks something called your "T-cells".  They are part of your immune system.  Their job is to stimulate an immune response in your body.  As HIV progresses, you have less and less T-cells.  It becomes easier to get sick.  \n\nDoctors measure how sick someone is by counting t-cells in a sample of your blood.  \n\nA healthy person has 800 - 1200.  \n\nA person who has HIV, and their T-cell count is 500 or below is diagnosed with HIV-related illness.  This means that it's easier to get sick from common things like bacterial or fungal infections, etc.\nIt also means they might want to make some decisions about medications.\n\nA person is diagnosed with AIDS when their T-cell count is 200 and below.  At this point, people are susceptable to many different infections because their immune system has been damaged by HIV.
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I WOULD SAY ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL IT CAN TRULY HAPPEN AND B PROVEN. I KNOW A PERSON CAN CARRY THE HIV VIRUSE IN THEIR BODY FOR 10-20 YEARS OR LONGER BEFORE ANYTHING LIKE AIDS SHOWS UP. SO THE ANSWER 2 UR QUESTION MAY LYE IN MORE YEARS OF RESEARCH, IN THE FUTURE....
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My sympathies, and continuing best wishes for your health and strength. \n\nTalk to your doctor to find out  what you need to do to stay as healthy as you can, and to find out where you can go for support. Speaking with people who have HIV and people who have cared for or are related to HIV patients will: 1. help you recognize that you are not alone with this disease, and 2. give you additional resources and support. If you have trouble affording your medications, the manufacturers will help out. Check out their websites. Above all, stay positive and remember that you are still the wonderful, loveable and productive person you were before you found out your test results.