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What determines the onset of AIDS in an hiv infected person?
The helper T cell count becomes very low
What determines the onset of AIDS in an HIV-infected person?
The helper T cell count becomes very low
What is the t cell count for someone with AIDS as opposed to someone with HIV?
The dividing line between HIV and AIDS is CD4 count of 200. Anything below is considered AIDS.
What percent of Americans who attract HIV will get the AIDS virus?
The difference between HIV and AIDS is a number. If you have the HIV virus, and your T-Cell count is below 200, then you are considered (from that point forward, regardless of your T-Cell count) an AIDS patient. That doesn't mean that everyone with HIV will end up with AIDS... but HIV and AIDS are the same thing; the difference is how much damage the HIV virus has done to your T-Cells.
Low t-cell count but not hiv?
There are many autoimmune diseases that can cause a low t-cell count. Anything that attacks the immune system can cause problems. Look up Hodgkin s disease.
What does a CD4 t cell count of 200 ul indicate?
lower than average. A good chance do develop Aids.
What T-cell is disabled in AIDS?
CD4+ or T-helper cell.
Your sister was diagnosed with HIV and pcp she a a low cd4 count?
An abnormally low number of CD4+ T lymphocytes is an indication of AIDS, the disease caused by HIV. Without enough CD4+ T cells, you are much more vulnerable to infection.
What do CD-4 levels have to be to be considered aids?
When the CD4+ T cell count drops below 200 cells per µL, a person is considered to have full-blown AIDS. However, if a person develops certain AIDS-related illnesses (pneumocystis pneumonia, toxoplasmosis of the brain, wasting, Kaposi sarcoma, or other viral induced cancers), he or she will still be considered to have full-blown AIDS, regardless of the CD4+ T cell count.
Which test measures the number of helper T cells in the bloodstream of patients with AIDS?
The CD4 T-cell count test measures the number of helper T cells in the bloodstream of patients with AIDS. This test is used to monitor the progression of HIV infection and to determine the need for starting or changing antiretroviral therapy.
Which type of cell is destroyed by the AIDS virus?
The T-cells inside of your immune system are destroyed by AIDS
What virus causes AIDS?
The virus that causes AIDS is HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus) HIV infects and affects the body's key component of immunity which is the T-cell This HIV enters the host T-cell and replicates its RNA( Ribonucleic acid ) into the body's DNA( Deoxyribonucleic acid) leading to the body to produce more HIV virus cell as the T-cell virus replicates and the HIV virus renders the T-cell useless as they try to fight of diseases or even the common flu HIV progresses to AIDS when the T-cell count in the body drops below 200 or any one of the 26 opportunistic conditions which does not occur in healthy people
