Does HIV status have to be reported?

HIV Infection Reporting — United States. All 50 states and the District of Columbia require health-care providers to report new cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to their state health departments.

What percentage of HIV patients are asymptomatic?

Asymptomatic infection — An estimated 10 to 60 percent of individuals with early HIV infection will not experience symptoms [1], although the exact proportion is difficult to estimate since patients generally come to attention because of symptoms, and thus asymptomatic infections often remain undetected.

Can a person can be asymptomatic but still be HIV?

Stage 2: The asymptomatic stage HIV can still be passed on during this stage. If left untreated, over time, HIV infection will cause severe damage to the immune system.

What does it mean to have asymptomatic HIV?

Asymptomatic HIV infection. Asymptomatic HIV infection is the second stage of HIV/AIDS. During this stage, there are no symptoms of HIV infection. This stage is also called chronic HIV infection or clinical latency. During this stage, the virus keeps multiplying in the body and the immune system slowly weakens, but the person has no symptoms.

How is HIV status reported in the United States?

While HIV infection reports complement other HIV/AIDS studies of HIV infection in a community (5,6), AIDS surveillance and the HIV family of surveys (7) remain the basis for determining the current status and course of HIV infection in the United States.

When do you have no symptoms of HIV?

During this stage, there are no symptoms of HIV infection. This stage is also called chronic HIV infection or clinical latency. During this stage, the virus keeps multiplying in the body and the immune system slowly weakens, but the person has no symptoms.

When do you have to report an HIV infection?

HIV Infection Reporting — United States All 50 states and the District of Columbia require health-care providers to report new cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to their state health departments. As of July 1989, 28 (56%) states also required reporting of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Figure 1).