Each prison facility is different. Often times, no, prisoners are not tested for HIV. Sometimes, prisons allow agencies to provide testing to inmates. However, if someone were to test HIV positive in the prison, the prison is then resposible for their medical care, which is expensive. That plays a role in why many facilities only allow prisoners to be tested directly before being released.
The patient is not tested for HIV prior to surgery.
Nurses are not routinely tested for HIV for employment in the US. HIV is not a barrier to working in the health care industry.
It is tested to determine if the body is producing antibodies to HIV.
Gonorrhea and HIV have the same risk factors. Patients with HIV should be tested annually for gonorrhea. All patients with gonorrhea should be tested for HIV.
You will need to be tested to confirm you have HIV.
You must be tested.
Very unlikely, unless you have had other exposures to the HIV since you last tested.
No it will not. HIV must be specifically tested for.
hiv should not be kept a secret. If you have hiv you have a responsibility to inform anyone who may get it or have gotten it from you so they can be tested
Absolutely yes.
State regulations vary. In New York, for instance, all newborns are tested for HIV to allow for early treatment.
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