can aids be detected right after infection from hiv+(person)?

Question

What is the maximum time for a person to get aids detected after being infected?

Answer 1

No. It takes about two weeks (10-14 days) for the virus to infect the initial cells. Testing for antibodies is not that acurate. It could be possible to test negative for antibodies after twenty years.

Answer 2

A blood test is used to confirm whether a person has been infected with HIV. Anyone who has engaged in risky behavior - such as sharing drug - injecting equipment or having unprotected sexual contact with an infected person or with someone whose HIV status is unknown - should consider being tested.

A positive HIV test result does not mean that a person has AIDS. Not everyone who has HIV infection develops AIDS. Experts estimate that about half the people with HIV will develop AIDS within 10 years after becoming infected.

Early diagnosis of HIV infection is important because:

It allows people to seek treatment that will help suppress HIV's attack on the immune system and prevent opportunistic infections.

It helps women at risk for HIV infection who are planning a pregnancy or who are already pregnant take steps to reduce the risk of transmitting the infection to the baby.

It alerts those who are infected that they could infect othersThe blood tests most commonly used to diagnose HIV infection work by measuring the levels of antibodies produced by the body against HIV. Antibody-detecting assays, or tests, include the:

Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

Western blot test


Usually, the first test that laboratories use to detect the presence of HIV antibodies is an EIA or the ELISA. If the first test produces a positive result (HIV antibodies appear to be present), then the more sensitive Western Blot test is used to confirm it.

EIA or ELISA tests take from one to two weeks to complete, depending on where the test is performed.

Although a negative result on an HIV blood test usually means that the person is not infected with the virus, that is not always the case. The body may take three to six months after exposure to the virus to produce enough antibodies to be detectable in the bloodstream.

Because of this delay between infection and the appearance of HIV antibodies, a person should be retested six months after the last possible exposure to HIV. It is also important to remember that a person who has been exposed to HIV can pass the virus to others even before HIV antibodies appear in the bloodstream.

Answer 3

When Can Aids Be Detected

Answer 4

I think the recommendation is to get tested immediately, then in 3 mos, 6 mos, then a year. After testing clean at a year, you can pretty much breathe.

Answer 5

no, 2 weeks. the test is faster if you abstain or use protection like a smart person. If your afraid you got aids from your partner why the hell did you sleep with them.

Answer 6

Probably about 6 months - good luck