What does it mean if someone is positive undetectable?

What does it mean if someone is positive undetectable?

HIV Positive and Undetectable: What does it mean? Being undetectable means that there is so little HIV in your blood that the virus cannot be detected by a standard blood test. An undetectable viral load (amount of virus) generally means there are fewer than 40 viral copies per millilitre of blood.

What does it mean if you’re undetectable?

If you have an undetectable viral load, it means that there is less HIV in your body. Being undetectable means that the virus is less able to attack your immune system cells, which means that there will be less damage to your immune system. This allows people to stay healthier and and live longer.

Can I infect my partner with an undetectable viral load?

Having an undetectable viral load does mean that there is not enough HIV in your body fluids to pass HIV on during sex. In other words, you are not infectious. For as long as your viral load stays undetectable, your chance of passing on HIV to a sexual partner is zero.

When do you become undetectable?

Your viral load usually drops quickly after first starting treatment, however it may be a while before it reaches a point where it’s undetectable. Most people who adhere properly to their treatment become undetectable after about six months, but it’s important that you have a viral load test to confirm this.

What is considered undetectable HIV?

A viral load is considered undetectable if a test can’t quantify the HIV particles in 1 milliliter of the blood. If a viral load is considered undetectable, it means the medication is working.

Why, for HIV, Undetectable?

A person living with HIV is considered to have an ‘undetectable’ viral load when antiretroviral treatment has brought the level of virus in their body to such low levels that blood tests cannot detect it.

What is your you HIV?

U=U is an abbreviation for: Undetectable = Untransmittable It means that someone with an undetectable HIV viral load on HIV treatment (ART) cannot transmit HIV, even without using condoms or PrEP. U=U is also part of an international campaign to raise awareness about this benefit of ART.

What is an undetectable viral load?

An undetectable viral load is when a person has so little of the virus in their blood that a test cannot identify it.