Hi. One last question.

[Patrickjane97]

Sorry to bother you, but are serioconvrersion windows the same for HIV 2 ( 3 months) ??????

[Patrickjane97]

Look everyone stop hijacking my thread. If you have a question, there is a post button you can click to ask your own question. Stop posting your own random questions in my post that is spefical to my ACTUAL RISK. god.

[Teak]

You never had an exposure.

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[ambroo]

Simply I took eclia test and once meia and elifa all of the combo but I guess they not look for group (p) !!!

Does those combo look for all group!!advise is in need

[Teak]

Return to your own thread.

[jake2012]

What is HIV 1 and HIV 2. are they different from each other? Sorry for asking I'm not aware of that. I thought it's only HIV...

[RainLover71]

All the best.

[Patrickjane97]

Thanks so much. I'll get off the forums becuAse every moMent I do I think of some next level parinoid reason why I should worry. Take Care

[RainLover71]

That's right--any HIV test that looks for HIV1 & 2 looks for all those groups aswell.

[Patrickjane97]

I don't know if mine was an Elisa it was an antibody I think,  that looked for HIv 1 and two, My question is simply this, despite fact that the strains are rare, or Whatever, will they ALL either be HIV 1 or HIV2 and does the rareness  of the strain matter in the respect that a negative blood test for HIV1 and 2 would look for ANY strain since they would either fall under HIV 1 or 2. I aprreciate your patience. Thanks.

[RainLover71]

The ELISA antibody looks for all strains.

[ambroo]

Does those group are put ut on the standard test or should we look into test that do it .. I mean does inclouded in like 4th gneration or 3rd gneration or so .. Please advise expret .. Thx in advance.

[RainLover71]

Look--HIV1 is the most common--HIV2 is very rare & mainly found in West Africa.Stop worrying about rare strains.If you had a risk then test & the test will indentify both strains if you are infected.

[Patrickjane97]

Thankyou. So every group with a letter assigned to it,  with either fall in the category HIV1 or 2 right??? And no matter how rare a strand is it will either fall under 1 or 2. My concern only was I has ALOT of unprotected sex lol so I figured I could've been exposed to any number of strands. Glad there are only 2 types.  Thanks.

[Teak]

M, N, O and P are groups to HIV 1.

[RainLover71]

Hiv1 is the most common--Hiv2 is extremely rare.

[Teak]

M,N, O and P are groups not types.

[Patrickjane97]

Thanks so much. I'm just trying to educate myself since I've already had a few exposers but tested negative for 1'and 2. So when people refer to strands like "O" or "M" it doesn't matter what strand they are talking about they HAVE to fall under HIV1 or HIV2 correct? Thankyou.

[Teak]

No.  There are only two types HIV 1 and HIV 2.

[Patrickjane97]

Also is there such a thing as HIV3 or HIV4 or rare strands, and if there were would they be picked up on the test for HIV1 and HIV2

[Patrickjane97]

I'm sorry I thought I accidentally deleted this so I reposted. Terribly sorry. Thankyou very much.

[RainLover71]

YES.