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In infected person's HIV antibodies are found in the?
Antibodies are found in the blood from the HIV.
Is a person with HIV antibodies a host of HIV?
If you have HIV antibodies then you are infected with HIV. The only exception to this is if you are a newborn. Newborns carry mothers IgG antibodies to HIV and the half life of IgG is approximately 21 days.
How do drs know when you have HIV?
They will perform a blood test for the HIV antibodies to determine if you are HIV infected.
What does seropositive mean and how is a person tested for HIV?
When a person contracts HIV, their body releases certain antibodies to fight that infection. As such, if those antibodies are found in a person, then that individual has HIV. These antibodies can be detected through a simple examination of oral fluids or a blood sample. If you are found to have these antibodies, then you are seropositive.
Someone whose blood contains antibodies to HIV is said to be?
HIV positive
No HIV antibodies and no HIV means same in HIV screening immunology test?
No, your body takes a certain amount of time to produce antibodies to counter act a pathogen. Therefore you can have HIV but not have antibodies. This difference in time is called the 'Window Period' which averages 28 days, but can be as long as 3 months.
How does whiteblood cells relate to hiv measure?
An HIV Test is called Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Blood is actually tested for HIV antibodies.1. You have a plate that binds HIV antibodies.2. You have detection antibodies that bind to the HIV antibodies that are already afixed on the plate3. The detection antibodies are linked to an enzyme which can produce some kind of signal to show that HIV antibodies exist. For example fluorescent light.
Can a dog transmit HIV to another dog?
No. Humans are the only hosts for HIV.
What antibodies does the HIV test for and why?
The HIV test tests for Human Immunodeficiency virus by using two different kinds of test; the ELISA and the Wester Blot tests. If there are HIV antibodies present, the a person would be diagnosed as having HIV.
What does it mean if HIV antibodies are detected by the western blot analysis?
It means that the person has HIV.
What does hiv blood test reveal?
The standard HIV test, whether a rapid test or one sent to the laboratory, will detect the presence of antibodies to the HIV virus. When the body becomes infected, it will attempt to fight the infection by developing antibodies. Therefore, if a test finds antibodies, it has in essence indicated that the HIV virus is also present.
What do antibodies to the aids virus indicate?
Antibodies to the AIDS virus indicates the person is HIV positive.
