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What Are The Tests To Detect HIV?
Doctor,am so scared.i have been having back pain for close to 2yrs now.now am havin chest pain n i feel a lump in my throat.am so scared am having HIV,bt my. Boyfrriend tested negative like A year ago.am 2 scared of going for HIV test now.which alternative test can i go for to know if am nt infected?pls how do i get HIV home test kit?am from nigeria.
Tue, 12 Aug 2014
The symptoms you are facing doesn't mean you are having HIV positive. But even though if you feel like getting tested, rapid immunochromatographic tests are available, like just your pregnancy test or malaria test. In this you have to add just few drops of blood and buffer. You will get color bands/lines. Just compare with the kit literature for the positive/negative.
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