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At what helper T cell count is an HIV-infected person diagnosed with AIDS? What symptoms might a person experience at this point?



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AIDS diagnosis is based on a helper T cell count below 200, and symptoms include fever, weight loss, and opportunistic infections.


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Helper T Cell Count for AIDS Diagnosis

AIDS is diagnosed when the helper T cell count falls below 200 helper T cells per microliter of blood or when opportunistic diseases develop.

Symptoms of AIDS

Common symptoms of AIDS include chills, fever, sweats, swollen lymph glands, weakness, weight loss, rare cancers like Kaposi's sarcoma, and opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis pneumonia.

Patients typically survive about 3 years without treatment once diagnosed with AIDS.


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