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How long can a person that is taking meds survive with hiv?
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Long time: From my perspective, taking care of 300+ HIV infected people, it is close to normal if well controlled.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Long life: People with HIV can presumably live a normal life span if they take medications faithfully, with the appropriate suppression in viral load and increase in t cell count.
Answered 6/10/2014
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