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Originally posted by hottoddy
He was one of the first to go on the current "cocktail" regimen. I've heard that the HIV virus is now so low in his body, it is virtually undetectable.
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That is correct.
There are folks that are "a-sympomatic" which means they are infected with the hiv virus but never develop ANY illness..let alone A.I.D.s Scientists don't know why..but suspect it's some sort of mutant gene they have. But they CAN infect others!
In Magic's case, his hiv "viral load" is below 50 copies (the lowest level the best microscope can currently "read") per milliliter of blood. So, the cocktail he is on is working for him and keeping him healthy. He still has the virus..they just can't find it in his blood (it hides in the lymph nodes, brain, testicles, etc). But there are nasty side effects from those "cocktails" folks are on. Sometimes almost worse than the virus itself.