HIV testing is not typical in a pre-employment physical. HIV infection does not typically affect employability.
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.
The standard HIV test identifies the antibodies the body produces to fight the HIV infection.
State regulations vary. In New York, for instance, all newborns are tested for HIV to allow for early treatment.