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Hello everybody, Is it possible that an ELISA test at 83 days can be false negative due to a human error? Is the ELISA test itself hard to do that there could be a mistake at the result?
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It's a fact that HIV can't reproduce outside it's living host--thats on the CDC website.The only exception is in an airtight syringe or under strict lab tempretures.In the environment there has never been a documented transmission.
But why dosen't anyone else just say this to educate people a little more. This is what causes my mistrust. That this forum is the only one i'v read say this about the virus particle. All others just say that a risk was present please take a test at 3 months. WHY SAY THAT??? Is this a scientific fact or just like a rumor? Where did you get this information. I didin't find anything like that even on the CDC website.
Have you seen an HIV viral particle,the outer layer once outside the body and exposed to are becomes damaged,even if that infected blood got into your blood stream how are damaged particles going to latch on to your t-cells?
THanks. One more question if you don't mind. I'v read on this forum that HIV cannot be transsmited as soon as it leaves the human body and all the risks that occur outside the body are deemed NO RISK. But this is the only website that states this. In my country all the doctors still say that if any liquids like (sperm, vaginal fluids or blood) come in contact with a cut it's still a RISK. And i didin't see any proffesional doctors here say that the virus becomes inactive as soon as it hits air.
yeah but is it possible that the result was false do to doctors mistake during the test itself. Like maybe he forgot to do something or missed something.
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