The time from HIV infection to AIDS stage is about 6-10 years, on average about 9 years or so. Patients who have reached the AIDS stage may die in a short time due to opportunistic infections or tumors if they do not undergo timely treatment, and AIDS patients are in need of timely treatment. At present, AIDS is a completely controllable disease. As long as a person is diagnosed with AIDS, he or she needs to go to the local CDC to receive free antiviral drugs in a timely manner, and most patients are very stable after regular treatment. Most patients are stable after regular treatment. They only need to take oral medication for a long time and go to outpatient clinic for regular follow-up.