Living without HIV treatment
Symptoms of untreated HIV
If a HIV-positive person does not get treated for HIV, he or she may have the following symptoms:
- First weeks: he/she may get symptoms resembling the flu, a rash or swollen lymph nodes.
- Then follows a period without symptoms.
- After some time (this can be 2 years or more) he/she may get new complaints and/or various new symptoms.
- HIV attacks the immune system. Without treatment, someone with HIV will get AIDS after several years. The body’s immune system is so weak that the body will be prone to many other infections. These infections may lead to death.
Living with HIV when treated
The sooner a person with HIV is treated, the less serious are the consequences of HIV on his/her health. He/she can lead a normal life and live just as long as someone who does not have HIV.
If someone with HIV is treated, there is almost no risk of infecting other people through unprotected sex.
HIV test
Get yourself tested if you think you may have HIV. Ask a doctor for help.
More information or help needed?
AZ Sint-Jan
HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV
050 45 23 20, 050 45 23 12
CETIM - UMC Saint-Pierre - ARC
ARC (AIDS Reference Centre) - HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV and their environment
02 535 31 77
CHU Charleroi - ARC
ARC (AIDS Reference Centre) - HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV and their environment
071 92 22 58, 071 92 23 07
CHU de Liège - ARC
ARC (AIDS Reference Centre) - HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV and their environment
04 366 77 86
Elisa Centrum - UMC Saint-Pierre
Anonymous and free HIV and STI testing
02 535 30 03
Hôpital Erasme - ARC
ARC (AIDS Reference Centre) - HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV and their environment
02 555 31 11
Helpcenter ITG
Help with HIV and sexual health issues. Free and anonymous STI and HIV testing.
03 216 02 88
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde - ARC
Institute of Tropical Medicine - ARC (AIDS Reference Centre) - STI and HIV testing and medical and psyhosocial help for people with HIV and their environment
03 247 64 65
Jan Yperman Ziekenhuis
HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV
057 35 71 80
Jessa Ziekenhuis
HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV
011 30 94 85
S.A.S.E.R.
Service de Santé Affective Sexuelle et de Réduction des Risques (Sexual Health Service and Risk Reduction) - Anonymous and free STI and HIV testing
081 77 68 20
SIDA-I.S.T. Charleroi-Mons
AIDS-STI Charleroi-Mons - Free and anonymous STI and HIV testing
071 92 54 10
UCL Namur
HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV
081 42 20 81
UZA
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen (Antwerp University Hospital) - HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV
03 821 51 53
UZ Brussel - ARC
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (Brussels University Hospital) - ARC (AIDS Reference Centre) - HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV and their environment
02 477 60 01
UZ Gent - ARC
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent (Ghent University Hospital) - ARC (AIDS Reference Centre) - HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV and their environment
09 332 23 50
UZ Leuven - ARC
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven (Leuven University Hospital) - ARC (AIDS Reference Centre) - HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV and their environment
016 34 44 88
Saint-Luc UCL - ARC
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (Saint-Luc University Hospital) - ARC (AIDS Reference Centre) - HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help for people with HIV and their environment
02 764 19 02
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
HIV testing and medical and psychosocial help with HIV
089 32 55 32