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(Disclaimer: not a doctor) AIDS is the immune deficiency-causing virus, and that begins (usually) way after an HIV infection takes place — months, years. So un
by smileybarry 2y ago
(Disclaimer: not a doctor)
AIDS is the immune deficiency-causing virus, and that begins (usually) way after an HIV infection takes place — months, years. So until then, they’d still need to take immunosuppressants.
- phoe-krk 2y ago> AIDS is the immune deficiency-causing virus AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) the illness, whereas a HIV infection (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is its cause.
- smileybarry 2y agoThat's what I meant but I accidentally used the term virus, thanks.
- iknowstuff 2y agoto be clear, I believe modern antiretrovirals can prevent the virus from replicating for an entire lifetime. They bring the viral load down to undetectable levels.
- echelon 2y agoThey're miracle drugs, but they aren't panaceas. Hopefully they are administered before too much damage to the immune system is done. And hopefully the treatment regimen is adhered to, because the virus can become resistant. It is so much better to not have the virus in the first place.
- smileybarry 2y agoOh of course, I just meant to emphasize that it isn't HIV that causes immune system deficiency, therefore, transplant rejection can still occur.
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- anon291 2y agoBut after AIDS sets in, you don't?