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Do U Have To Be Checked For Hiv To Give Blood
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Does Blood Bank check for all the strains of HIV?Mr. Ryan Kull,Hi...when accepting blood from a donor, does the blood bank test for all strains of HIV virus or just HIV1/B? if not, is it possible that a person get infected by a different strain after a blood tranfusion and would not know about it...
Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W
Columbia University's Health & Related Services
Blood banks use the most sensitive screening methods available, which would detect virtually all strains of HIV currently known in the world.RMK...
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blood to blood (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES) (HIV FROM TWO HIV NEGATIVES)If you're having unprotected sex and both of you bleed, can this cause HIV to form, or if... Read more »paranoid unprotected sex, checked white blood cells normaldear docon 7/4/03 i had unprotected sex but he did not ejaculate in me. i then became very... Read more »
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Greece to Improve Blood Transfusion Checks After Two Hospital Patients Get AIDSOn Tuesday, Greece announced it will screen blood for transfusions with the more sensitive nucleic acid testing (NAT). The announcement follows reports that two people were infected with HIV after a donor's blood tested false-negative under the old... Read more »
HIV-Positive Blood Mistakenly Used for Transfusions, Blood Products in Korea, Health Ministry SaysBlood that tested positive for HIV or hepatitis was used in transfusions and to make blood products because of errors made by the Korea National Red Cross , officials from the country's Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Thursday, the Korea... Read more »
Understanding HIV-Related Lab Tests I: Complete Blood Count and Blood ChemistryLab Tests Are Important Tools The Basics Complete Blood Count (CBC) Blood Chemistry (Chemistry or Chem Screens) The Bottom Line Lab Tests Are Important Tools Having regular lab tests is a necessary part of good health care. Lab... Read more »
The 10-Point Inspection, HIV-Style: What to Check Under the Hood-->In many parts of the world, medical providers care for their patients who have HIV/AIDS without the benefit of laboratory tests -- sometimes even the most basic ones. Fortunately, in the United States (and various other countries), medical... Read more »
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ALL THE HIV TESTS TO CHECK FOR HIV
Posted by nomoreworry4me
HIV tests that detect the genetic material of HIV itself (rather than antibodies or antigens) are known as PCR tests. PCR stands for Polymerase Chain Reaction and is a common way of testing for a variety of different organisms. The overall process...
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Check my research please? hiv risk.. no?
Posted by poblly, 2 Replies
Hello. My friend is hiv positive and I am mad at him. Heres why. I held my hand out to give him a "pound" (you know where you make a fist and the other person makes fist and taps yours. Well, I held out my fist and he punched it!! it hurt but I...
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what kinds of blood testing can determine HIV?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
What kinds of blood testing can determine HIV? i had a blood test rescently but i dont know what it is for yet. Im not sure if i have hiv or not and im just wondering if the blood test i had can determine if i have HIV eventhough i didnt get a...
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