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Finally, with further decreases in the levels of CD4 cells, the person develops AIDS. According to the CDC, for an HIV-infected person, some signs that AIDS has developed (known as AIDS-defining conditions) are: The CD4 cell count has decreased to fewer than 200 cells per cubic milliliter of blood.
1 There are cells in your blood called CD4 cells or T cells. 2  These cells help protect your body from disease. 3  HIV kills these cells. 4  There are medicines that you can take to slow the build up of HIV and increase the CD4 cells in your body.