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General Query

I have read certain things about subtypes and it has left me confused indeed. People are asking whether 3rd or 4th generation testing has missed a subtype. Does that mean the body makes different antibodies to different strains which the test may not identify? surley the body makes antibodies to all known strains and thus picked up by either a 3rd of 4th gen test at 3 months? is my common sense getting the most of me, am i missing something here?
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ok thankyou. I think i am looking too deep into this lol for no good reason.
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You never had an exposure and don't need to worry about testing from oral sex.
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Would you only need to test for group N or P if your exposure was in west africa? your telling me nobody outside of west africa is infected with group N or P?
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The gum clinic doctor i went to today (works in Leicester) (the one that wrote the british HIV Testing guidelines) told me that the subtype issue is only applicable to a viral load test? is he correct?
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I have used the search function, you state that the ELISA test picks up all the known strains. However, does that include a 4th generation test also? also, is the subtype idea only linked to those tests which look directly for the virus rather than the antibodies?
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Use the search function and see how many times that question has been asked.
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Taek i understand i am not at a risk, i just thought this may be of benefit to other readers. Do you agree with my theory?
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