Do you get a std before hiv?

Answer 1

An HIV patient is given an AIDS diagnosis if their CD4 count falls below 250 and one or more HIV-related secondary infections are present. With appropriate medication and lifestyle an HIV patient may never receive an AIDS diagnosis.

Answer 2

No. It is not possible to contract AIDS without first having HIV. Technically AIDS is not a disease but a list of symptoms. HIV is the name of a virus. The virus destroys T4 cells which are part of the human disease defense system. When the body can no longer defend itself from a certain group of diseases, you die. AIDS was the name given to a particular set of symptoms when the body lost the normal ability to fight certain diseases. We now know that the body loses that ability because the HIV virus destroys T4 immune cells. Drugs that kill the HIV virus treat AIDS.

A lot of work is being done to stop the spread of AIDS by stopping the spread of the HIV virus. Male circumcision almost stops female to male transmission by sexual intercourse. Using worm medicine seems to have some effect in keeping women from catching HIV. Condoms help. Using new needles for every procedure in doctors' offices and hospitals stops the spread of HIV there. Using needle swap programs for drug abusers seems to help. Avoiding blood to blood contact helps. When HIV is no longer transferred from one person to another, AIDS will vanish.

Answer 3

No you can not get AIDS before HIV No you can not get AIDS before HIV

Answer 4

No. Full blown AIDS is caused by the virus, HIV. Therefore, you have HIV before AIDS.

Answer 5

HIV comes first than aids because HIV is like the first step than it becomes worse and turns into aids

Answer 6

no but you can have HIV

without AID

Answer 7

Yes, you can carry the HIV virus and still not have AIDS itself.

Answer 8

You can get HIV without getting any other STD. HIV and other STDs have the same risk factors.

Answer 9

You can't skip HIV and go straight to AIDS.