Whats the difference between being hiv+ to full blown aids?!
Question: is it the same thing? if its not how do you go from being HIV to having aids?
Answers: is it the same thing? if its not how do you go from being HIV to having aids?
I found this site's explanation to be very simple and clear.
"Being HIV+ means you have tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS.
"Having AIDS means that you have an HIV infection, that you have 200 or less T-4 cell count (a certain type of infection fighting cell) and/or you have had one or more AIDS-defining illness (opportunistic infections).
"Once you have an "AIDS" diagnosis, you will always have it, no matter what your current health condition."
Basically, being HIV+ means you show signs of having HIV (a virus) in your body from lab tests. Having full blown AIDS means that the virus has developed in your body to the point that it has affected your immune system, which helps fight infections, so that one of the types of cells that help fight off infections, the T cell, is now at a very low level and it will be easier for you to get very sick from things you may have been able to resist before your immune system was damaged. I hope this information helps.
your t cell count has to be under a certain amount to have full blown aids. thats how they know
HIV, if untreated can lead to AIDS because the HIV virus kills T cells. Once the T cell level gets extremely low it's considered full blown AIDS.
as far as I know carrying the virus( hiv+) and having full blown aids is something to do with the t cell count.
simpler terms? the difference between carrying a shirt around or actually wearing it.
An AIDS diagnosis is made if the CD4 count falls below 200 or if the CD4% is less than 14%. Also, if an HIV-positive person develops certain specific "opportunistic infections or malignancies," the diagnosis of AIDS is also confirmed. This list includes Pneumocystis pneumonia, Kaposi's sarcoma and cytomegalovirus, among others. You would have AIDS because your CD4 count is less than 200.
Also, the term "full blown AIDS" is no longer used. There is no such thing as half blown AIDS so the "full blown" isn't really needed.