Deaths due to late HIV diagnosis still a problem
In high-income countries such as Canada, Australia and the U.S. and in regions such as Western Europe, the widespread availability of potent combination anti-HIV therapy (commonly called ART or HAART) has significantly reduced deaths from AIDS-related infections. The benefit of ART is so profound that researchers predict that a young adult today who begins treatment shortly after diagnosis, who has minimal co-existing health conditions and who takes treatment every day exactly as directed should have a near-normal life expectancy.