A 50-year-old member asked:
What is the length of time it takes to develop aids after the exposure to the hiv virus?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Variable: It depends on the strain of virus, drug use, other infections like hepatitis, any treatment given etc. Usually it take some thing like ten years to from infection to AIDS.
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Variable: It depends on may factors, such as strain of virus, drug use by person, any treatment given, co-infections with other viruses, e.g. hepatitis. It takes a few years, like 10 or so to develop AIDS.
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