Can HIV be undetectable for years?

Can HIV be undetectable for years?

The AIDS virus can turn itself off for years or wrap itself in a coating of sugar molecules so it goes undetected by the body`s immune system, Haseltine said. The tests widely used to determine HIV infection are antibody tests that detect proteins produced by the body in reaction to infection.

Do you have to disclose your HIV status if you are undetectable?

If I have an undetectable viral load or use a condom, do I still need to disclose my status to sexual partners? In most states with an HIV-specific criminal law, your viral load is not a factor in whether you must disclose your HIV-positive status; a few states, however, do take condom use into account.

How long before HIV becomes undetectable?

After starting HIV treatment, viral load usually falls rapidly. Within three to six months, most people’s viral load has become undetectable.

Can you sue someone if they don’t tell you they have HIV?

If you fail to disclose your HIV status, he or she may have grounds to sue you. This is true even if you do not transmit HIV to your partner because you put them at risk. For a civil lawsuit, the main requirement is that the partner has HIV/AIDS and was aware of it.

How long can you remain undetectable?

A person’s viral load is considered “durably undetectable” when all viral load test results are undetectable for at least six months after their first undetectable test result. This means that most people will need to be on treatment for 7 to 12 months to have a durably undetectable viral load.

Can I try for a baby while on Arvs?

If you are a woman with HIV and intend to get pregnant, most antiretroviral drugs are considered safe during pregnancy. If you are currently on treatment, you will likely be advised to continue if you become pregnant as long as you have an undetectable viral load.

What states can you sue a homewrecker?

According to HG.org, a spouse living in Mississippi, North Carolina, Illinois, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Hawaii, is allowed to sue the person they believe broke up the marriage. Of course, there has to be proof that the person being sued is actually ruining or ruined the marriage.

What foods increase CD4 count?

Eat foods high in these vitamins and minerals, which can help boost your immune system:

• Vitamin A and beta-carotene: dark green, yellow, orange, or red vegetables and fruit; liver; whole eggs; milk.
• B vitamins: meat, fish, chicken, grains, nuts, white beans, avocados, broccoli, and green leafy vegetables.

What are the symptoms of low CD4 count?

Symptoms may include fever, cough, difficulty breathing, weight loss, night sweats and fatigue. It is most likely to occur when the CD4+ T cell count falls below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood.

Some people have HIV for years before they know they have it. According to HIV.gov, symptoms of HIV may not appear for a decade or longer. This doesn’t mean that cases of HIV without symptoms are less serious. Also, a person who doesn’t experience symptoms could still transmit HIV to others.

Can I sue someone for exposing my HIV status?

In general, disclosure of another’s HIV status is strictly prohibited, with narrow exceptions like medical procedures and court cases. A violation of the statute can, but does not always, provide grounds for a civil lawsuit (i.e. the plaintiff can sue the person who disclosed the plaintiff’s HIV status).

When a person living with HIV begins an antiretroviral treatment regimen, their viral load drops. For almost everyone who starts taking their HIV medication daily as prescribed, viral load will drop to an undetectable level in six months or less.

Can I infect someone if my viral load is undetectable?

CDC Agrees That Person with Undetectable HIV Cannot Transmit the Virus. The agency has adopted the widely accepted position that an HIV-positive person with an undetectable viral load cannot pass the virus through unprotected sex. If you can’t detect it, you can’t transmit it.

Can you donate blood if you’re undetectable?

“The concept of ‘undetectable equals untransmittable’ for sexual contact is very important from a public health perspective, but may not apply to donated blood because a transfused unit of blood is a much larger volume than would occur from body fluid exposure during sex,” Custer said.

Is it illegal to tell someone that someone else has an STD?

There aren’t any federal or state laws making it illegal for you to not tell a partner about an STD you may have. That being said, it is typically illegal, civilly and criminally, to knowingly or recklessly transmit an STD. Telling someone you have an STD is not the same obligation as knowingly transmitting an STD.

Is not disclosing an STD a crime?

Anyone infected with an STD is responsible for disclosing their condition to a sexual partner, no matter what kind of disease it is. It does not matter whether their partner became infected as a result of their contact, as engaging in any prohibited activity with an STD is a crime.

What is the normal CD4 count for a healthy person?

A CD4 count is typically reported as a count of cells (expressed as cells per cubic millimeter of blood). Sometimes results are expressed as a percent of total lymphocytes (CD4 percent). A normal CD4 count ranges from 500–1,200 cells/mm3 in adults and teens.

What is a bad viral load?

Viral load is the term used to describe the amount of HIV in your blood. For example, a viral load of 10,000 would be considered low; 100,000 would be considered high. Viral load changes can be very large, so they are sometimes quantified using the powers of ten, or ‘log scale’.

Who was the first person with undetectable HIV?

One doesn’t forget the mathematical model that was used by Dr. David Ho to regrettably forecast HIV eradication in patients who were at undetectable levels of HIV on treatment. HIV latency was not well understood at that time.

Can a person with undetectable HIV transmit HIV?

In laymen’s terms, this means that barebacking among HIV-infected persons who are on the cocktail who have undetectable viral load, would not transmit HIV to their partners. However, the Australasian group soon rejected the Swiss expert consensus and responded that condom use and effective treatment of STIs is the only way to prevent HIV spread.

Can a HIV positive man have safe sex?

While many HIV-positive men abandon safe sex, some do this while engaging themselves primarily with other HIV-positive men. Incomprehensibly, many HIV-negative gay men have accepted the idea that they’ll eventually seroconvert to HIV and thus avoid safe sex.