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All You Need To Know About HIV Test

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What is HIV? The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that targets the immune system, especially CD4 cells, which are white blood cells. HIV kills CD4 cells, making a person more vulnerable to opportunistic infections including TB and fungal infections, as well as serious bacterial infections and certain malignancies. HIV is a sexually transmitted virus that affects both men and women (STI). It can also be passed from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding by contact with contaminated blood. It might take years without medicine for HIV to damage your immune system to the point where you develop AIDS. Although there is no cure for HIV/AIDS, medicines can significantly reduce the disease's development. In many wealthy countries, these medicines have lowered AIDS fatalities. AIDS is a disease that can develop in HIV-positive individuals. This is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. However, just because someone carries HIV does not indicate th...