Yes a blood test can show if one has a virus or a cold.
A mono blood test is a laboratory test to detect antibodies that are produced in response to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which is the virus that causes infectious mononucleosis. This test helps diagnose mono by determining if a person has been exposed to the virus.
There are no laboratory tests readily available to detect the cold virus. However, a doctor may do a throat or nasal culture, or blood test to rule out a secondary infection.
It can take 3-6 months after exposure for the virus to show up in a blood test.
2 weeks after sex at the earliest
NO, in fact a normal AIDS test doesn't even test for the virus itself, it test as to whether or not your body is making the antibodies to the virus. a HIV, AIDS test is separate from other blood tests and must be asked for specifically.
A blood test for mononucleosis (MO) detects antibodies that your body produces in response to the Epstein-Barr virus. This virus causes symptoms like sore throat, fever, and fatigue. The test helps diagnose the infection.
Wait 3 months after exposure to test for the virus.
No there is not. You must be test to find out if you have the virus.
The first test licensed for HIV testing was the ELISA test in 1985. ELISA detects antobodies to the HIV virus, which indicates that the person has been exposed to the virus.
Certainly. Only a test which is specific for detecting HIV, the virus which causes the disease AIDS, can tell weather someone is infected with this virus. It does not show up a a by product of some other tests.
A mononucleosis spot (or Monospot) test is a blood test used to determine whether or not you are infected with the Epstein-Barr virus, which is the organism that causes infectious mononucleosis.
Usually through a thorough blood test to check and see if you do have the virus.