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You take a HIV test,this will detect HIV antibodies in your system. They will then take blood to test your CD4 cells,CD4 cells are part of the immune system. Healthy people have between 700-1500,someone with AIDS has below 200. Another means of diagnosis is if You have HIV but are infected with one or more of 26 "AIDS defining illnesses" These are infections unlikely to occur in people with healthy immune systems but common amongst AIDS patients.
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What medicines are used to cure aids?
It is important to know that there is no cure for AIDS (or the HIV virus). But the is treatment for the virus that can help prolong the life of a carrier
AIDS is a virus?
AIDS is a syndrome. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
What is the difference between having HIV and Aids?
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. Hence, HIV in the virus and AIDS is the disease that results from the virus.
Can my computer get the aids virus?
Yes. However the AIDS computer virus is nothing like the Human AIDS virus. Your computer can not get the Human AIDS virus. This computer virus was written in 1990, and affected .com files running on the DOS system.
What well know diseases are caused by viruses?
AIDS is caused by HIV virus.
The virus that causes aids is?
The HIV virus causes AIDS. HIV stand for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
When was Inventing the AIDS Virus created?
Inventing the AIDS Virus was created in 1996.
Which bacteria causes AIDS?
AIDS is caused by a virus, not a bacteria. It is the HIV virus.
What kind of virus is aids?
Type your answer here... retrovirus
What is the the virus that causes AIDS?
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) causes AIDS.
When was AIDS identified?
The illness we have come to know as AIDS was first identified in 1981. The cause of the illness, the HIV virus, was identified in 1983.
What is the name given to the AIDS virus HIV?
the name given to the AIDS virus is HIV.
