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A member asked:
How long people live after hiv diagnosis positive ? possible next 5 year it will has hiv, aid cure ?
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Decades: If treated, patients can live for decades after the diagnosis of hiv. It is impossible to predict whether there will be a cure for HIV soon, but there is much development in the field.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Near normal lifespan: With timely diagnosis and treatment for hiv, several studies have estimated that people living with HIV can have a near normal life expectancy. Be sure to know your HIV status since there are effective treatments. (http://www.Retroconference.Org/2012b/abstracts/44961.Htm ; http://www.Thelancet.Com/journals/lancet/article/piis0140673608611137/abstract).
Answered 6/10/2014
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