#AskTheHIVDoc: Two numbers to know: CD4/T-cell count and viral load
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#AskTheHIVDoc is a series of short explainer videos from Greater Than HIV featuring top HIV doctors covering all aspects of HIV from prevention (including PrEP) to diagnosis, care and treatment, as well as the basics.
In this installment, Dr. David Malebranche, MD, MPH, explains terms like CD4 and T-Cell, viral load and HIV undetectable. He also covers the basics of HIV treatment – why it matters, how it works, when to start – as well as covers getting into care and finding support.
These videos are provided for educational purposes and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making any healthcare decisions or for guidance about a specific medical condition.
For more information resources, visit https://www.greaterthan.org/treat.
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Transcript:
When you go into your doctor’s office or your medical provider's office and you first find out you're living with HIV, they're going to do a bunch of labs on you.
And two important numbers that usually come up and one is the T-cell count or what's called the CD4. Remember they're the exact same thing. These are the immune system cells that HIV attacks. Simply put these are the good guys. So you want these T-cells to be higher.
You'll also get a number called a viral load. That's actually telling you how much of the virus is in your bloodstream. So this is a number that you don't want to be high, with the viral load you want it to be lower because the lower the virus is in your bloodstream the less of an impact it's going to have on your immune system.
So again to just review that, your T-cell count you want to be high, your viral load you want to be low.
In this installment, Dr. David Malebranche, MD, MPH, explains terms like CD4 and T-Cell, viral load and HIV undetectable. He also covers the basics of HIV treatment – why it matters, how it works, when to start – as well as covers getting into care and finding support.
These videos are provided for educational purposes and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making any healthcare decisions or for guidance about a specific medical condition.
For more information resources, visit https://www.greaterthan.org/treat.
Facebook: Facebook: GreaterThanHIV
YouTube: @greaterthanhiv
Twitter: Twitter: GreaterThanHIV
Instagram: Instagram: GreaterThanHIV
Transcript:
When you go into your doctor’s office or your medical provider's office and you first find out you're living with HIV, they're going to do a bunch of labs on you.
And two important numbers that usually come up and one is the T-cell count or what's called the CD4. Remember they're the exact same thing. These are the immune system cells that HIV attacks. Simply put these are the good guys. So you want these T-cells to be higher.
You'll also get a number called a viral load. That's actually telling you how much of the virus is in your bloodstream. So this is a number that you don't want to be high, with the viral load you want it to be lower because the lower the virus is in your bloodstream the less of an impact it's going to have on your immune system.
So again to just review that, your T-cell count you want to be high, your viral load you want to be low.
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