No antibodies found

[thelastbullet]

What does it medically mean if a person makes very early versus very late antibodies.

1. I assume the first case means a strong immune response, hence a positive indicator for a person controlling the virus early on. Is this correct?

2. On the other hand, I have read that people who go through a highly symptomatic HIV conversion, have poorer outlooks. This seems like contradictory to the above. Is this correct?

3. Is symptomatic conversion related to a strong immune response?  

What if people do not make antibodies, or only after many many months.

4. Does that mean that the HIV virus will take over very rapidly and the person will reach the AIDS stadium very rapidly?

5. Or could it be because of a weakened virus (a virus that is very slow in replicating)?

6. Or could the virus hide for much longer time (like months) in cells/tissue, so the body does not react to it (body doesn't know the virus is there), hence no antibodies are produced, or only when the virus comes out? A case of late conversion?

[Teak]

No. people that are LTNP seroconvert as would anyone else.  There body just controls the virus.

[thelastbullet]

Teak,

I read on your profile you have been a long-term non progressor (or were at least for decades without meds). For those people, would it take longer to seroconvert than 3 months?

[thelastbullet]

Thank you Teak.
I very much appreciate your advice and role in this community.

[Teak]

HIV does not hide.
3 months is conclusive
No it is not true if someone is symptomtic vs. asymptomtic that they will progress to AIDS quicker.
The virus has to go through the blood system to get into the tissue.