The FIV virus was discovered soon after HIV, in 1986, and it's now known that up to 11% of cats around the world carry the virus.
However with the latest anti-hiv medication, people can live for many, many years without symptoms. As time passes, the virus interferes more and more with the immune system, making people more likely to get infections that may not respond to treatment.Īfter the diagnosis of AIDS, if treatment is not available, survival ranges between six and 19 months. This is followed by a prolonged period without symptoms. At the time of initial infection a person with HIV often has a brief period of flulike illness. HIV and AIDS have been the focus of much medical research and great progress has been made in its management and treatment. It was in 1982 that the term AIDS (Aquired Immuno-deficieny Syndrome) was established to describe the disease caused by HIV: as the singer Prince famously sang, it was 'a big disease with a little name' The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been around for over thirty years. So what is the story about FIV? To understand this, a brief update about the history of HIV and AIDS helps.
Most people have vaguely heard that cats can get a virus similar to HIV, but they don't know any more than that. Laura wanted to know more about what she can do to help this friendly feline.
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