HIV/AIDS + STDs?!
Question: how do people know that they have contracted the dieases?
* just curious
Answers: how do people know that they have contracted the dieases?
* just curious
Well first you will need to go to a clinic to perform a confirmatory test that will provide evidence of the presence of the virus' anti-bodies.
AIDS (a result of HIV infection) is caused by a virus (HIV). The standard test today does not test for the actual virus; instead, the test checks for antibodies to HIV.
Detailed Answer: AIDS (a result of HIV infection) is caused by a virus (HIV). The standard test for HIV--
Analyzes samples of blood, urine or fluid from the mouth.
Detects antibodies to HIV, not the virus itself.
Some people may question how urine and fluid from the mouth can be tested for HIV, yet are not able to infect someone with HIV. It is highly unlikely that the urine or saliva of a person with HIV could spread HIV unless it contains visible blood.
Antibodies are substances the body makes to defend itself when it is invaded by germs such as HIV. People who have antibodies to HIV most likely have been infected with HIV. Some people who have participated in a clinical trial to test an HIV vaccine may have HIV antibodies, but are not infected with the virus. The only way to distinguish between these people and people who have HIV is to use a test that looks for the virus itself.
check out this wensite i found
http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/tip...
They either are told by a person that they found out they have it and should go get tested.
They suspect it and go get tested.
Or they exeperience symptoms of it and go get tested.
Either way, you have to be tested to know for sure that it has been contracted.
The only way to know for certain is to get tested. I firmly believe that if anyone has EVER had unprotected sex then they should get tested.