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Bookmark or Share- HIV/AIDS - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicIf you get a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, tests can help your healthcare professional learn the stage of your disease and the best treatment, including: CD4 T cell count. CD4 T cells are white blood cells that HIV targets and destroys. Even if you have no symptoms, HIV infection becomes AIDS when your CD4 T cell count dips below 200.
- HIV Testing: Types, How Often, What To Expect & Results - Cleveland ClinicOverview. What is an HIV test? An HIV test shows whether you have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that attacks your immune system, making it harder for your body to fight infections.
- HIV Testing | NIH - HIVinfoHIV testing determines if a person is infected with HIV. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. HIV testing can detect HIV infection, but it cannot tell how long a person has had HIV or if the person has AIDS.
- Who Should Get Tested? | HIV.govTesting HIV Testing. Should You Get Tested for HIV? CDC recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 should get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care. People should get tested more often when they have had more than one sex partner or are having sex with someone whose sexual history they don’t know.
- HIV Testing Overview | HIV.govThere are three types of HIV tests: nucleic acid tests (NAT), antigen/antibody tests, and antibody tests, and they all have different window periods: Nucleic Acid Test (NAT)—A NAT can usually tell if you have HIV infection 10 to 33 days after exposure. It is performed by a lab on blood from your vein.
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