What is AIDS?

AIDS is an acquired defect of cellular immunity associated with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a CD4-positive T-lymphocyte count under 200 cells/microliter or less than 14% of total lymphocytes, and increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections and malignant neoplasms.

What do patients take to treat AIDS and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
1

These charts show data from AIDS patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has AIDS at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
6% Females
94% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 0
20-29 yrs 1
30-39 yrs 4
40-49 yrs 0
50-59 yrs 1
60-69 yrs 0
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 8

These charts show data from AIDS patients who have completed their condition history