Question
What are the reasons for a person not getting sick after seroconversion?
5 December 2010. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, Starting treatment.
Question:
It is said that after having initial stereoconversion symptoms, an HIV positive person will not have any other symtoms for 8-10 years after that. I was wondering in these 8-10 years, will they not get a single sore throat, fever etc.? And if not what are the reasons for this?
Answer
Thank you for your questions.
An HIV positive person can live well for 8 – 10 years after seroconversion, but that does not mean that they won’t be ill with anything at all during all those years. After seroconversion, a person’s immune system fights back and recovers for sometime. But because the HIV virus is replicating constantly and doing damage to their immune system, their immune system will slowly deteriorate over time until they need HIV treatment.
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