Hiv testing on animals
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I went and got tested for HIV at Planned Parenthood on December 14, 2010. The test was negative. I was wondering what the reliability of this test was?
I plan to go back to Planned Parenthood for another HIV test on January 5, 2011 (which I think will be about 6 weeks after the exposure I described). How reliable will this test be? The planned parenthood I will be testing at uses a rapid hiv test with blood from a finger prick.
Thanks Vance. Do STD's spread easier than HIV?
(for HIV or other STDs)
As for your symptoms, take a minute and look at other posts on the HIV site, you will quickly see that symptoms are meaningless and are never a good reason to raise concern about HIV or the ARS. You have a cold, the flu, or some similar problem, not HIV.
Finally, as for the viral load tests, they are not designed for this purpose and we have seen several persons who got false positive results. I do not advise them in situations such as this.
Test results always outweigh symptoms in judging whether or not someone has HIV, as long as testing is done sufficiently long after exposure or onset of symptoms -- and for the HIV antibody tests, 3 and 6 months are more than enough time. Those test results PROVE that your lymph node problem wasn't caused by HIV. Further, as Dr. Cummings advised you, there are many causes other than HIV. Ditto for diarrhea and cough.
Mid June I develop a lot of flu like symptoms and was scarred to my death that I might of caught HIV from my exposure on March 14. So on (15 weeks) July 3 I go get tested for all STDS ( HIV, Syphilis, Chlamydia, Herpes, etc.) Results come back negative three days later and doctor or counselor or whatever she is tells me that I have nothing to worry about anymore and that my result is conclusive and that I should stop worrying about this. I was pretty dam happy at that time.
It became obvious in the follow-up comments of your previous thread that there was no penetration and you were at no risk for HIV and you did not need testing. But in any case, your negative test is proof you were not infected. The fingerstick tests are foolproof. The finger is cleaned to reduce the risk of catching a skin infection; the test would be just as reliable with or without disinfecting the finger before testing.
Google says you’d have heterophile antibodies if you have autoimmune diseases and I do have celiac disease which is an auto immune condition. I’m just wondering what effect that could have on the hiv test.
It could be because you're pregnant animals can sense these things. And cats tend to pee on peoples things if they're threatened or jealous maybe they're upset about the baby. Are they fixed because that can stop it.
i was just wondering if anyone knows if it's true or has experiencing with their animals sensing when labor was close? I have a husky and she's usually a spoiled brat, she doesn't like to cuddle and she don't lay be me. She stays at the end of the bed or on the floor but yesterday and today she has been laying by me and curling up right against me. Just wondering if maybe she knows it's coming?
Im not hearing none of u speak on it.
m in the bathroom and he HAS to sleep with me and if he wants to take a nap it has to be on my belly.
i wanted opinions about my dog. I don't know I animals can tell UR pregnant but my dog just follows me all ova my house. I'm mean more than usual since I've been pregnant. I'm 15w 3d i mean its to the point where I almost trip on her. If I kick her out my room n close the door she will just lay right outside my door TIL I open it. If she's in my room she lays right nxt to my bed to where I gotta step ova her to get up. Sometimes I don't even know she's there.
1. If cat scratch someone with HIV and after that scratch you, virus would have been deadon animal's nails imidietly.
2. If cat have FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus) she can not pass it on you, because it is ONLY feline and not human virus.
Omg yes! I thought I was crazy. Ever since I've become pregnant I cannot stand my dog! Before I would love on her, now I just don't want her to be around. She annoys the crap out of me. We live on the 3rd floor in our apartment complex and I have to carry my 19 month old up and down the stairs six times a day to take her out. And to top it off she has been pooping and peeing in her cage 5 times out of the week every morning and she gets taking out every night before she goes in her cage.
Thanks ladies you have made me feel a lot better. I know the animals will be fine and accept the baby as their own I a sense just like they have accepted me and him too. Those babies mean the world to me and I am glad to hear I am not over reacting. I don't plan on keeping the baby away from the animals or them away way from the baby either. That is just not fair to anyone.
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