If someone is diagnosed with HIV shortly after contracting it, how long do you generally have to live?

This is assuming the person takes medication regularly according to the doctor, exercises on a daily basis, and eats healthy.

These days, with appropriate treatment, most people who have HIV can live for many years. Length of life would also depend on how well the person responds to the treatment, how the body responds to the virus (Everyone reacts to illnesses and medications in different ways.), and how healthy the person was before they got HIV. The healthier the person is before HIV infection, the better their chances of living longer, healthier. For example, Magic Johnson was a healthy athlete before he got HIV, and he has lived with the virus for a long time. Also, earlier diagnosis helps people stay healthier longer, because they get appropriate medical monitoring and treatment sooner. It is generally easier to treat an illness in earlier stages, rather than waiting until it is more advanced.

The medication that you receive prolongs the HIV virus that eventually turns into AIDS. With the fantastic amount of medication available and the effect it has, HIV positive individuals can live as long as a person without the disease. Hope this helps.

With medicine we have now, people can have HIV and live for years and years and years.

magic johnson has been kicking it for ever