If a person is HIV positive and acoreding to there cd4 count they have been positive since 1999 or 2000. And is not taking any type of medicans for the HIV, and has been exposed to Herpes 2003 - 2004 and been having herpes out breaks ever since. What is the likely hood of them developing Aids. Started losing weight around the fall of 2004, fall of 2005 had a baterial skin rash on the neck and face. Started to have skin proublems winter - spring of 2004. Test positive July of 2004. How much longer ????- count was 540- 560 at that time.|||A person with a herpes sore is three to five times more likely to acquire HIV if exposed to an HIV-positive sex partner. Also, people with HIV and herpes have an increased amount of HIV fluid in their open herpes sores, which increases the risk of transmitting both diseases to a partner during unprotected sex.
Anyone who tests positive should have CD4 and Viral Load testing done regularly... I think the standard is every 3 months to stay on top of the numbers.
AIDS is a definition... you have HIV and then you either a) have a lowered CD4 count and/or b) higher viral load and/or c) an opportunistic infection.
AIDS can come and go now. You can be in an AIDS stage with an opportunistic infection and low CD4 counts and high Viral load. Once the cocktail kicks in your opportunistic infection can go away and your CD4 count can go up and your Viral Load can go undetectable.
However, you will always be HIV+. At least until they find a cure.
But any infection that causes the immune system to kick in, such as Herpes, will increase the likelihood of getting an opportunistic infection.
Best bet? Stay on your testing program. If your numbers reach certain levels, go onto the meds. Make sure you take your meds regularly to keep the virus from mutating.
There is no exact formula and time-frame for any event. Each person reacts differently. Some are "slow progressors" and do not need meds for a very long time.
The best of luck to you!|||i dont thing so|||Well if they tested for HIV and since then have not been taking medications...they could possibly already be infected with AIDS....and if this person is still having sex with someone who is infected then they could be reinfecting themselves and making the time come faster...|||This person should have another CD4 count now. Herpes doesn't necessarily mean that you are getting AIDS, but it COULD. Do follow up......AIDS is no longer a death sentence, but the meds need to be started BEFORE aids starts.
Good luck to the "person".|||A lots of thing happen to people who is HIV +.This is just one of those steps. That person might not never get AID. But will get all the condition of HIV+. You just have to take care of yourself and eat the right food.|||There is no set timeline for when the person will develop AIDS after testing HIV+. It depends on the treatment the person is receiving, how soon they started receiving treatment after contracting HIV, general health before they became HIV+ (including whether or not the person is an IV drug user), and the individual.
But HIV lowers your immune system. People who are HIV+ are more likely to contract genital herpes than people who are HIV- simply because they are immuno-compromised. Not the other way around. And other types on infections are inevitable if the HIV is untreated-rashes, yeast infections, skin lesions, pneumonia and other respiratory disorders, intestinal disorders, wasting syndrome, etc.
There are treatments available for HIV. There are also treatments available for genital herpes.
If the HIV goes untreated there is a 100% likelihood that the person will get AIDS.|||you can develop herpes without being hiv +. but you can develop herpes while being hiv +|||i always thought herpies could help the patient suffering from the hiv, sort of equalling both out|||Definitely needs another CD-4 and Viral load done. And should be re-checked every 3 months until meds are neccessary. the meds available these days are excellent in combatting the Virus.
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