How long can a baby with HIV stay alive.?

Is it posible for a baby living with HIV to survive for more years

In the 80's when hiv was new and there were hardly any drugs to treat it then probably no, but now there are better drug treatments by the way there are some long term survivors with the virus who have had it 20+ yrs.

anonymous and abipati do your research if t-cells of a person with hiv falls below 200 that is when an aids diagnosis is made but with the right meds their t-cells can rise again when t-cells are low there is more chance of getting an opportunistic infection and in the early days of aids many died this way but now there are better meds so people dont die from these infections such a pcp pnemonia like the old days there are many people who have had an opertunisic infection or infecrtions and are still alive

anything is possible..
Many survive for years, they are called long-term survivors. I kno of people surviving more than 17years

It depends. You die from HIV if you get another illness. Because you are weak.

HIV can be treated with medication and be kept under control. If left untreated and it develops to AIDS ,then that'll kill you no matter what.

Vast numbers of children across the world become infected with HIV every year. Without treatment, thousands die as a result of AIDS within 3-10years of age.
At the end of 2007, there were 2.5 million children living with HIV around the world.
420,000 children became newly infected with HIV in 2007.
Of the 2.1 million people who died of AIDS during 2007, more than one in seven were children. Every hour, around forty children die as a result of AIDS.
HIV can damage a child鈥檚 life in three main ways: through its effects directly on the child, on that child鈥檚 family, and on the community that the child is growing up in

Once a child has been diagnosed, they ideally need to be carefully monitored and provided with antiretroviral drugs.
Childhood illnesses can be avoided through vaccines, immunisations and good nutrition. Most routine-vaccines are safe in children living with HIV and are strongly recommended,
Opportunistic infections can be prevented using drugs such as cotrimoxazole:
It is ultimately up to the families, friends, caregivers and healthcare workers involved to provide emotional support, but governments and organisations also have a responsibility to address the wider problems that may prevent communities from meeting children鈥檚 needs..

With proper medical interventions (ie. HIV meds) a baby born with HIV can live a long time. I know of a few young adults (15-20) who were born with HIV and are still alive and well. Sometimes, despite best efforts and despite meds a certain percentage of people die (just as with adults)

Without HIV meds, most HIV+ children die around age 5. Unfortunately, HIV progresses more quickly in young children.