People Who Are HIV-Positive May Be Aging Faster Than Their Peers. Having HIV — or getting treatment for it — speeds up the aging process by about five years, on average, scientists report in a new study.
Likewise, people ask, does HIV worsen with age?
Older Americans are more likely than younger Americans to be diagnosed with HIV late in the course of their disease, meaning they get a late start receiving the benefits of HIV treatment and possibly incur more damage to their immune system. This can lead to poorer prognoses and shorter survival after an HIV diagnosis.
Subsequently, can you live 50 years with HIV?
For people who had a CD4 count between 200 and 350 and an undetectable viral load one year after starting treatment, life expectancy was similar to that of people in the general population. Among men, a 35 year old and a 50 year old could expect to live to 78 and 81 years respectively.
How long can you stay undetectable?
A person’s viral load is considered “durably undetectable” when all viral load test results are undetectable for at least six months after their first undetectable test result. This means that most people will need to be on treatment for 7 to 12 months to have a durably undetectable viral load.
Can a human live 300 years?
There’s No Known Limit To How Long Humans Can Live, Scientists Say. Last October, scientists made a splash when they determined that on average, people can only live for about 115 years.