However, for a period ranging  from a few months to several years, during which time the patient may look and feel completely healthy, the virus continues to replicate and destroy T cells.
Tuttavia, per un periodo compreso  tra pochi mesi e diversi anni, in cui il paziente può sembrare  e sentirsi perfettamente sano, il virus continua a replicarsi  e distruggere i linfociti T.