5-Year Survival Rate Normal for Treated HIV

People infected with HIV through sex have no increased death rate within five years if they get the best treatment. That’s the conclusion of a British study of 16,000 people. But the death rate within 10 years was a bit higher for some age groups. Death rates also were higher, even within five years, for injection drug users, men, and people who were older when infected. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. This virus causes AIDS. HealthDay News wrote about the study July 2. It appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association.