HIV
$65.00
This test screens your body for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a virus that damages or kills the cells of the body's immune system. The most advanced stage of the virus causes the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The virus weakens a person's ability to fight infections and cancer.
How do people get HIV?
The number of people in the U.S. with HIV/AIDS is about 1,185,000 and approximately 25% of them are unaware of their infection. A person gets HIV when an infected persons body fluids (blood, semen, fluids from the vagina or breast milk) enter his or her bloodstream. The virus can enter the blood through the linings in the mouth, anus, vagina, penis or through broken skin.
Both men and women can spread HIV. A person may show no symptoms and still transfer the virus to others. Pregnant women with HIV can also give the virus to their babies.
Who can get HIV?
Some of the activities that can expose you to the virus include:
- Unprotected sex. This means vaginal or anal intercourse without a condom or oral sex without a latex barrier with a person who is infected with HIV.
- Sharing needles with an infected person. some examples include dirty needles used to make a tattoo or in body piercing.
Symptoms Include
Some of the symptoms include: Fever, night sweats, exhaustion, loss of weight, swollen glands and flu like symptoms. More sever symptoms may not appear for months or years.
Testyourpackage.com HIV Testing
Testyourpackage.com tests for both HIV-1 and HIV-2. The test detects antibodies that are produced by the body's immune system in response to the HIV virus.
