HIV, AIDS, and ARVs: Take Your Antiretrovirals as Prescribed!

so you go from hiv+ to aids if your t cell count falls below 200. if your t count goes back up do you go from aids back to hiv+?

a doctor explained to me that once you have aids a t cell count of 200 or below and then the t cells go back up even to an undetectable level you still have aids because your system was taken to that low of a level

I have a question, what does an hiv rash look like? can it be one dot on ur arm and one dot on ur stomach each the size of a pimple but not? do they have puss? do they spread when you scratch them? please answer me

This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. Google "National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention" and call them to speak to a counselor, or make an appointment and ask your doctor.

What if you only miss one day one time? Will that give the virus an opportunity to mutate?

Thanks for this wonderful series on HIV/AIDS. The information/facts need to be made as public as possible.

This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. "Missing even a few doses of antiretroviral medications can lead to drug resistant strains of HIV." [Kalichman & Rompa, "HIV treatment adherence and unprotected sex practices in people receiving antiretroviral therapy," Sex Transm Inf 2003;79;59-61, citing Sande MA, Volberding PA. The medical management of AIDS. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2000.] Try your very best to take your medication exactly as prescribed.

Hi Eric,

Thanks for the info. I'm guessing that missing one day (for whatever reason) wouldn't be too bad, but a few days in a row might have disasterous consequences.

Thank you for this information.

never knew about these types of medicines...