The issue of HIV advancing to AIDs has been contested for years by scholars who have ardently studied the disease and it’s advancements in the immune system. Some people even believe that HIV/AIDs is not as asymptomatic as studies show but is this claim true? We will get to know in the course of this article.
In this article in line with a publication on Healthline, we are going to be having a look at how long a person suffering from HIV can live before the disease advances to AIDs. As we all know, AIDs is the highest point of this disease and if it gets to this stage, the immune system will have been destroyed significantly thus opening up the body to numerous symptoms and opportunistic diseases. Just sit tight and enjoy this article while learning something new.
How Long Does HIV Patients Live Before The Disease Advances To AIDs?
First of all, HIV can only advance to AIDs if it’s not treated with Retroviral medications early enough. But our main focus here is getting to know how long a person will remain asymptomatic before the disease enters the last stage.
According to research and information provided by HIV.gov, a person can last for a decade i.e. 10 years and even above without symptoms before he or she advances into the AIDs level which means the fatal stage. It is for this reason that people often say, HIV doesn’t show on the face, one out of 10 people have this disease without even being aware they do.
So for your own good, always go for checkup if you are either sexually active or have had a blood transfusion in recent times to rule out any possibility that you’re infected.
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