Definition of draw. 1  1 : the act or process of drawing (see 1draw) : such asa : a sucking pull on something held with the lips took a long draw on her cigaretteb : a removal of a handgun from its holster quick on the drawc : backward spin given to a ball by striking it below center â compare follow.
Increasingly we are talking about embracing an identity where we are openly living, without shame, not just as people with HIV but, crucially, as people with an undetectable virus. And yet itâs important to remember that itâs still possible â however unlikely â to transmit HIV even with an undetectable viral load. Though the personâs blood may contain minuscule amounts of the virus, it may still exist in other bodily fluids, like semen or vaginal or rectal fluids.
Most people have to take HIV meds to control the virus and become undetectable. About 1 in 300 people keep their viral load undetectable without taking medications. Also, about 5% of HIV-positive people maintain healthy CD4 T-cell counts for at least ten years despite not having an undetectable viral load. People in this category are called âlong term non-progressors.â Weâre still learning what factors in a personâs immune system or in the virus lead to this phenomenon.