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question Aug 12, 2001 Will the window period depend on the amount of virus exposed to, say if one were to be exposed to only a minute amount of hiv, would he take longer than another who was exposed to a larger amount to seroconvert? Or is it safe to say that the 6 month window period applies to all circumstances and one should not worry beyond the six month mark if negative? |
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 We don't know what amount of infetious HIV virus is required for infection, or whether symptoms are different depending on the inoculum (amount) of virus that is transmitted. | ||||||||
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