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How soon a person can know that he or she is hiv positive. If a person doing the sex with hiv positive people then he can check immediately that he or she is hiv positive or negative by doing the blood test.
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There are 3rd generation tests which identify within 10-14 days after exposure. Conclusive evidence is absence of HIV antibodies 3 months after exposure. Hope this answers your query. All the best.
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The window period is time between potential exposure to HIV infection and the point when the test will give an accurate result. During the window period a person can be infected with HIV and be very infectious but still test HIV negative. The window period for a 4th generation antigen/antibody test is four weeks.
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