If you test Negative for HIV could you still have AIDS???
2006-09-13 10:12:09 · 10 answers · asked by JavaPrincess 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
What I mean is I got these white bumps on my tongue which they think is an reaction to meds they did an HIV test came back negative I have been married ten years but could I have AIDS??
2006-09-13 10:26:20 · update #1
My husband and I have been together for ten yrs sexually neither one of us has cheated. My culture came back showing nothing my HIV test came back - after ten yrs is there a diffrent test for AIDS versus's HIV?
2006-09-13 12:53:38 · update #2
Testing negative for HIV doesn't rule out HIV.. there is a gap between the time that one gets the virus and the time that it is able to be determined by lab testing.. months. So if you test negative again in 9 months, you can be reasonably sure you don't have the disease.
2006-09-13 10:16:40 · answer #1 · answered by maxima 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. HIV is the virus & only becomes AIDS once you get sick & can't get rid of it...something as simple as a cold can trigger it.
When testing, it is advised to get a few of them 6 months apart though. This is because the virus doesn't always show up right away (if a person has contracted it) & can take about 6 months to incubate or mature or whatever to where it is noticeable in tests.
2006-09-13 10:19:09 · answer #2 · answered by §uper ®ose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. And no one ever died from AIDS. It's the infections that a person gets due to their immune system being weakened that leads to their death.
2006-09-13 10:16:02 · answer #3 · answered by full.of.info 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you need to have 2 negitive hiv tests to rule this out and since you had 1 in 6 months you need to be retested
2006-09-13 12:35:19 · answer #4 · answered by oceanlady580 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HIV first. You could die from the symptoms though before you get the full blown AIDS though.
2006-09-13 10:14:38 · answer #5 · answered by d_rekt03 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
You have to have HIV first because AIDS comes from HIV.
2006-09-13 10:12:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
no aids derives from HIV
2006-09-13 10:19:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, AIDS can be dormant for up to 5 years, you can search aids online and they can give you more help always, always use protection. It's your life...
2006-09-13 10:14:29 · answer #8 · answered by eeyore6838 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
no
2006-09-13 10:13:16 · answer #9 · answered by amber22davis 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-09-13 10:13:50 · answer #10 · answered by NNY 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋