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quick question about virus

Why does the hiv test is for antibodies and not for the virus??? what if you dont have any Antibodies if a person is close to his/her death, are there any cases where the antibodies where not found and the person dies from the disease i.e AIDS  thank you.
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I afraid there might be....l wanna live long and prosper Without getting desease. Help me but i hve nothinf to do with. beCause barrly Cant explain in english. Haha im asian. sorry
inbachelor party i didnt have sex only with my finger into woman's underbody. How can i doㅠ
only wait and get a aids teat????help me Tt
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Antibodies don't decline.
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My last question,you guys where very helpful thanks for that,even a person who has aids would test positive before a day they are going to die, are there any reported case where the antibodies declined in aids,and do antibiotics make any difference to the test, Many thanks
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Everyone who has AIDS would test positive. Everyone who would get HIV would test positive 3 months after the got it.

So your friend would need to test 3 months since his last unprotected sex.
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I'm very much worried as i am planning for a baby, while browsing i found that not everyone with aids test positive...Please i dont want to put my child at any risk,can you tell me what to do like i've mentioned my friend has all the aids symptoms including swollen lymph nodes near anus,oral thrush,pimples all over the body,genital ulcer,candida and pain
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The virus is not consistant, but the body will always produce antibodies.
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Can you kindly answer me why there is no test for the virus and the test is for antibodies? what if you have undetected several bacterial and viral infections can the hiv test still be precise??
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NO.
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