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SoftTalkertoday at 2:37 PM1 replyview on HN

He doesn't have AIDS, he's HIV-positive.


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kstrausertoday at 4:13 PM

I understand the difference between those statements, but confess that I'm not clear on the important distinction. Are there situations where untreated HIV doesn't progress to AIDS? Is the virus more transmissible in someone with AIDS than someone who's still at the HIV-positive stage?

Asking here because I don't know, and I think an answer might help others know, too.

(And to clarify, I genuinely don't know, and I'm asking from a supportive POV.)

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