
2018-09-29T14:57:26
The figure shows how the risk of death increases as the cd4 count drops which happens in people who delay treatment of hiv . The lower the cd4 count higer is the risk of oppertunistic infections and death . The higher the cd4 count lower is the risk of infections and death risk. so the sooner you start hiv treatment the lower is the risk of death in hiv. Guidelines also recommend to start hiv treatment as early as you are diagnosed with hiv