is hiv load is high would it be detected on a hiv test?

Answer 1

Hello Again,

Viral load refers to the amount of HIV RNA (HIV's genetic material) circulating in the blood plasma (the fluid between the blood cells). Viral load is used as a marker of disease progression. By indicating how much virus is available to damage the immune system, it forecasts the likely speed with which CD4 cells will be lost. If HIV is left untreated, viral load usually increases over time. The higher the viral load, the more damage the virus is causing to the immune system, and the more CD4 cells may be lost as a result. The lower someone's viral load, the less likely they are to get sick in the near future.

So i think if someone's viral load is higher, which causes much harm to the immune system as said above, It would be detected in the hiv test. Since most hiv test antibodies are discovered within a month precisely 90%, i think under that category of the high viral load it would be picked up.

Another thing if your friend is thinking about hiv 24/7, she could have symptoms which she doesn't have the disease to, it is also heart-breaking to see what happened in the link you provided.

Take care

Answer 2

hi.. to detect HIV clinician uses 2 tests.. first a screening test known as ELISA test, which is set at a standard to detect as many cases it can, but in that process it also picks up few normal cases (known as false positive), so every positive case on ELISA is followed with a 2nd more exact test.. Westren Blot, to absolutely confirm... plus in recent infection there are no antibody in body to hv positive result on this test.. may b 1st month.. known as window period, so they also search for p24 antigen which coats viral cell n also viral loads can b used.