Question
My viral load is 500.
2 January 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Starting treatment.
Hi, what does it mean when you’re viral load is 500?
Answer
Hi, how are you?
Viral load is measures how much HIV is currently replicating within your body. The value can be well in excess of 100,000 copies. A viral load of 500 is very good.
Are you on any medication? Viral load is often only an important test when determining how well your medication is working. 500 would indicate that the medication is working well and it is likely to continue to fall. If you have started treatment recently, it is expected that your viral load will be undetectable within 3 months of starting.
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Josh.
Hi Bruno, are you on/how long have you been on treatment? and are you taking it daily?
Hi my vl is 500ml but i dont knw my cd4 count