In 2006, approximately 45 million people worldwide are thought to be HIV positive.<\/p>\n
The number in the UK is around 60,000, one third not yet diagnosed though. This estimate is from anonymous testing and monitoring. In 2006, over 40,000 people in the UK have been diagnosed with HIV.<\/p>\n
Your question about how fast HIV progresses to AIDS, and how long someone can survive after diagnosis is more complicated.<\/p>\n
Without treatment, about 70%\u00a0would take\u00a05-8 years before the CD4 count drops to 200 (an AIDS diagnosis). Others progress faster or slower, with about 5% of people progressing rapidly over 1-2 years and another 5% able to go for more than 15 years and still keep a CD4 count above 500.<\/p>\n
Most importantly, the effectiveness of treatment means that a positive HIV test result needn’t have any impact on your lifespan – so long as you have access to treatment, are adherent to treatment, and are able to tolerate treatment.<\/p>\n
Just a small point, but one that is important to people living with HIV, is that being HIV positive does not mean that we ‘suffer with HIV’ or are ‘sufferers of HIV’.<\/p>\n
This issue with language was raised many years ago, and although it may seem a small point, is important in understanding sensitive issues relating to how people take control of a medical diagnosis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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