{"id":57,"date":"2023-01-01T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moomango.co.uk\/ttfa\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2023-01-11T23:56:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T23:56:33","slug":"8-how-quickly-does-hiv-progress-in-different-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/ttfa\/section-1\/8-how-quickly-does-hiv-progress-in-different-people\/","title":{"rendered":"1. 8 How quickly does HIV progress without ART?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Without treatment (ART), HIV steadily becomes more advanced. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This happens at different rates\u00a0in different people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The graph below shows three examples of how the CD4 count can drop without ART. These are for fast, average and slow progressers.<\/p>\n

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There is no test to know\u00a0how quickly HIV will progress. This can sometimes be estimated by the history of someone’s risk, with results from a special HIV test. This modified test is called a recency test<\/strong><\/a> or a de-tuned HIV test<\/strong> (also sometimes called RITA<\/strong><\/a> or STARHS<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

A more serious illness in the weeks after infection is a risk for faster progression.<\/p>\n

But ART works well for everyone. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2023, there is no reason to delay ART, so the speed of progression in an individual is often never known.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How long does the CD4 count take to drop to 200 (without ART)<\/h2>\n

The following rough times are estimates for how quickly HIV progresses if you are not on ART.<\/p>\n