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It is useful to
make a distinction between HIV and AIDS. A person
does not get AIDS from another person; they get
HIV. The most available test is not an AIDS test
but an HIV antibody test. This test tells you if
your body has produced antibodies in reaction to
the infection, which tells if you have been infected.
If the test is positive, it does not tell you when
you were infected, what the current state of your
health is, or when or if you will develop AIDS.
A person can feel and look completely healthy and
have HIV. There is no reason why they cannot continue
their life as before, except that it is makes sense
to assume that self-care and healthy living strategies
will increase the quality and length of their life.
They must also take into consideration that they
could infect other people through unprotected sexual
intercourse and/or sharing needles or other injection
equipment when using drugs (including steroids).
It is also reasonable to assume that if a person
with HIV is infected more than once, their risk
of developing AIDS sooner will increase. |
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