How soon after exposure can HIV be detected?

Answer 1

Generally speaking, it will be between some two to six weeks; but it can take up to three months (the 'window period') for the immune response to be fully triggered and produce enough antibodies to be detected by the HIV antibody test. If you get a negative test result during the three-month window period, you should ideally repeat the test again three months after exposure. If you have become infected, then you may experience symptoms of HIV seroconversion illness when your immune response kicks in. This illness generally takes the form of a mild fever / sore throat / rash / mild flu-like illness, but can occasionally be severe enough to require hospitalisation. The longer the illness lasts (and the more severe it is) the more likely the untreated patient is to develop AIDS within five years.

Answer 2

The HIV antibody test - which is the test commonly used for routine diagnostic testing of HIV in adults - tests for HIV antibodies, and most people will develop detectable antibodies within two to six weeks of infection, although some seroconvert later (99% will have detectable antibodies within three months of HIV infection).

Answer 3

3-6 months after exposure. The virus needs this time to incubate, allowing your body enough time to make antibodies (which is being tested).

Answer 4

depends on when your hiv antibodies develop. can be as long as 6 months for some people and as short as 2 weeks.

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Answer 5

It usually takes 30 days for your body to produce the antibodies to the HIV to show up on the antibody HIV test.

Answer 6

2 weeks