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mitch7654

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Blood Tests
Posted: 04-19-06 22:44pm

I know you need a specific blood test t check for aids .But I do have a question...If I do a regular blood test cbc and all rthat to chekc for the organs and blood counts and everything can my would my dr be able to indicate traces and say ehy listen there are things pointing to the fatc that maybe you should take a aids test?
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Finess150

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Posted: 04-20-06 17:33pm

Firstly, we need to clear something up.

Aids is not a virus. You do not become infected with aids. You become infected with hiv, which causes the syndrome of aids after some years. Aids is the condition which a person develops when hiv has caused their immune system to go below a certain level.

Ok, so, to answer your question, only a specific hiv test, such as elisa can confirm hiv status. A normal blood test does not.
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mitch7654

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Posted: 04-20-06 19:20pm

Actualy my question was can certain sign be present in a normal blood test not if they can detect hiv but if certain would point for the dr to say hey I think you should take a hiv test that was the question
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HIVRHH

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Posted: 04-23-06 08:55am

Only if you give your Dr. Your sexual history to alert him to it. But not anything off the tests you've taken will.
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kiklis2k

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Normal Blood Tests Cannot Reveal the Truth
Posted: 04-25-06 21:41pm

Normal blood tests cannot reveal the presence of hiv in the blood, as they do not check for the antibodies in the blood.

However, a low immunity of the body could reflect in the blood tests in some other forms, which could be wrogly diagonised by doctors unless they know the persons history
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