If someone is infected with hiv and start showing symptoms would it appear on the bllod test..just curious?

Answer 1

I absoutely think so, if hiv blood get into someone i think yuor body starts to make anti-bodies soon after which will be like 48hours minimum.....few weeks from 2-4 weeks people who have hiv/aids start to see the symptoms and if they take a test it woud test positive for infection it doesnt matter if they use a p24/pcr or an antibody test..p24 and used as duo with normal antibody test...an md sad to be that if someone is infected an abundance of people body start to make antibody within 27-29 days of infections which would show up in the test

Answer 2

Most people develop these antibodies within 3 months of infection. In rare cases, it can take up to 6 months. It would be extremely uncommon to take longer than 6 months for antibodies to develop.

Getting tested earlier than 3 months may result in an unclear test result, as an infected person may not yet have developed antibodies to HIV. The time between infection and the development of antibodies is called the window period. In the window period people infected with HIV have no antibodies in their blood that can be detected by an HIV test. However, the person may already have high levels of HIV in their blood, sexual fluids or breast milk. HIV can be passed on to another person during the window period even though an HIV test will not show that you are infected with HIV. So it is best to wait for at least three months after the last time you were at risk before taking the test. Some test centres may recommend testing again at 6 months, just to be extra sure.

yes if you start having symptoms it will show up ..but hiv symptoms and other things can have the same symptoms.

Answer 3

Depends. The production of antibodies isn't necessarily linked to the symptoms one experiences. The average person will develop antibodies in one month(~4 weeks). Most tests on the market now are highly accurate and are able to dectect the virus within 14-28 days. As a precaution, however, a follow up test is recommended after 90 days from possible exposure.

The symptoms of HIV are similar to hundreds of other viral, bacterial and allergic infections. One cannot assume they have HIV based solely on symptoms alone.

If you are really concerned about a high risk exposure, you might want to consider a HIV PCR DNA test. After 28 days, this test is conclusive. This test runs approximately $200.

Answer 4

There are several excellent tests for HIV. Some detect RNA from the virus itself and some detect the antibody. If you think you or someone you know may have HIV, get tested right away and again in a few months as recommended by the clinic in your area. It doesn't make sense to wait for 3-6 months to get tested. If someone is at high risk and postpones testing they are also postponing starting drug treatment should they be positive. The drug treatments are very good now and can reduce viral load and help HIV+ people live for decades now instead of weeks.

Answer 5

If someone is infected with HIV the test for pressence of antibody and virus will become positive soon after infection. Symptoms of HIV, actually it is AIDS when the symptoms appear, will always appear long after the tests are positive. That is one of the scary things about HIV. You can have the virus and be infective to your sexual partners long before symptoms occur.

Answer 6

your body doesnt usually start making antibodies until about 4 months out so it wouldnt show up in a blood test till then...and the symptoms of hiv in the early stages resemble a bunch of other conditions so the only real surefire way to tell is with the blood test. best to wait like 5 months after the incident where you think you were exposed to be tested...

Answer 7

Yes, there are definite tests to find whether some one is infected with HIV virus.

Answer 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiv#HIV_test