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    HIV tests are used to detect the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), in...
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  • Currently, routine testing is available for HIV-1, cytomegalovirus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus. Viral load monitoring for HIV is of particular...
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  • pornographic performers contracting HIV/AIDS have been reported. However, since the mid-2000s strict adherence to rigorous STI testing, and limiting sexual contact...
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    with HIV can expect to live for 11 years. Early testing can show if treatment is needed to stop this progression and to prevent infecting others. HIV is...
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  • of new HIV infections are in sub-Saharan Africa. Infection with HIV is determined by an HIV test. As of 2021, 85% of all people living with HIV knew their...
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    globally knew their HIV status in 2019. The remaining 19% (about 7.1 million people) still need access to HIV testing services. HIV testing is an essential...
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    The subtypes of HIV include two main subtypes, known as HIV type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV type 2 (HIV-2). These subtypes have distinct genetic differences and...
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    was tested negative for HIV in 1988. Presumably no antibodies to the virus were found due to a poor diagnostic method. Doctors saved scarce test kits...
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    that HIV testing must start with an immunoassay combination test for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies and p24 antigen. A negative result rules out HIV exposure...
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    The Mantoux test or Mendel–Mantoux test (also known as the Mantoux screening test, tuberculin sensitivity test, Pirquet test, or PPD test for purified...
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    A test tube, also known as a culture tube or sample tube, is a common piece of laboratory glassware consisting of a finger-like length of glass or clear...
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  • verification] HIV/AIDS discrimination takes many forms such as blood donation restrictions on at-risk populations, compulsory HIV testing without prior...
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  • of HIV treatment. Various viral load tests might be used. One way to classify tests is by whether it is a nucleic acid test or non-nucleic acid test. Variation...
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  • The children's blood was tested after their deaths and revealed an HIV infection. The mother died of AIDS in May 1987. Test results show she was infected...
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  • Abundance (ecology) of taxa or biota Conservation status of a species HIV test (HIV Status) Performance status, in medicine HTC Status, or HTC ChaCha, Android...
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  • National HIV Testing Day may refer to: National AIDS Testing Day (El Salvador), June 27, HIV/AIDS in El Salvador National HIV Testing Day (United States)...
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    infected with HIV or treat HIV-infected individuals. It is thought that an HIV vaccine could either induce an immune response against HIV (active vaccination...
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    HIV/AIDS denialism is the belief, despite conclusive evidence to the contrary, that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) does not cause acquired immune...
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    Phlebotomy (category Blood tests)
    people trained to draw blood mostly from veins for clinical or medical testing, transfusions, donations, or research. Blood is collected primarily by...
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  • antibody testing is a well-established technique in medicine. HIV antibody tests exceed the performance of most other infectious disease tests in both...
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  • Marc Wallice (category People with HIV/AIDS)
    into both the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. He tested HIV positive in 1998 after allegedly hiding his HIV positive status for two years and infecting at...
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    tentative. Tests for non-Hodgkin lymphoma include; Complete blood count (CBC). Blood chemistry studies. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C test. HIV test. CT scan...
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    Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention, commonly known as PrEP, is a form of medication used to prevent HIV infection, the cause of HIV/AIDS. Pre-exposure...
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    remains to have a low HIV testing coverage for its general public. Only 2% of clinics and health facilities in Albania offered HIV testing services. Within...
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  • HIV in pregnancy is the presence of an HIV/AIDS infection in a woman while she is pregnant. There is a risk of HIV transmission from mother to child in...
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  • HIV screening in the United States is the use of tests to determine HIV status of individuals, as a part of general public health strategies to reduce...
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    OraQuick (redirect from OraQuick (STD test))
    OraQuick is an at-home HIV test manufactured by Orasure Technologies that was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in 2012. It is...
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  • Testing (VCT) for HIV usually involves two counseling sessions: one prior to taking the test known as "pre-test counseling" and one following the HIV...
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    are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is more virulent, more easily transmitted, and it is the cause of the vast majority of HIV infections globally...
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    A vacutainer blood collection tube is a sterile glass or plastic test tube with a colored rubber stopper creating a vacuum seal inside of the tube, facilitating...
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