If you think you’ve been exposed to the virus that causes AIDS and want to take a test to find out, timing is important. After the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) enters your body, there’s a certain amount of time that has to pass before a test can detect it. This is called the HIV window […]
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HIV is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). It can also be spread by contact with infected blood or from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or breast-feeding. Without medication, it may take years before HIV weakens your immune system to the point that you have AIDS. By damaging your immune system, HIV interferes with your […]