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A member asked:
Can you know how long you have had hiv and how you got it if you are positive?
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No: Unless you knew the only date on which you could possibly have acquired it you cannot easily date it back by other means. If you have inordinately low CD4 counts it is more likely that you got it about 8-10 years previously, but even then it is not definitive and there are all sorts of exceptions.
Answered 2/13/2015
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