HIV tests are highly accurate, especially if taken more than once. With one testing, there are generally 15 false positives out of 1000. With a second test, the chance of a false positive is 1 in 250,000.
No. HIV can be diagnosed via a blood test that has an accuracy rate of better than 99%.
A saliva test may be available at your doctors office. It is claimed to have 99% accuracy, but I would question that high of an accuracy level.
It means that the test was positive for HIV.
No, HBV testing does not test for HIV.
No the HIV test is not a medical examination. It is a blood test.
Negative HIV test result
Get the HIV test at your local health department; it is free.
With an hiv test
The standard HIV test identifies the antibodies the body produces to fight the HIV infection.
Yes, it is possible. However, in many cases, the antibodies to the HIV virus do not appear until well past a month. The window period for the HIV can be anywhere between 2 weeks to 6 months. Any test done during this window period should be repeated so as to assure accuracy.
By taking an hiv test
A thyroid blood test will not detect HIV. Ask for the HIV test by name.