Both COVID-19 and AIDS cause significant changes in lymphocyte counts.

COVID-19 patients show a more severe reduction in total T cells.

AIDS patients have slightly higher CD8+ cell counts, while COVID-19 patients have a marked reduction in CD8+ cells.

“How many times have I explained to people that my t-cell count was that of a serious AIDS case. I only found out after pleading with a doctor to test me.

I then experimented with AIDS treatments and that was the only thing that allowed me to return to a semblance of myself”