AIDS window period is closely related to AIDS inspection. Only by understanding AIDS window period, can we roughly understand AIDS inspection time and AIDS antibody inspection. What is the window period of AIDS and the incubation period of sexually transmitted diseases?
AIDS window period: the period from the time AIDS virus enters the human body to the time when enough AIDS virus antibodies are produced in the blood and can be detected by detection methods, is called the window period. AIDS antibody cannot be measured during the window period, but because there is AIDS virus in the body, the infected people during the window period are also infectious.
How long is the AIDS window?
The average window period of AIDS is 3 weeks, usually 2 to 6 weeks, that is, HIV antibody is tested at the earliest 2 weeks and at the latest 6 weeks after infection. The AIDS window period followed by most national disease countermeasures and hospitals is 3 months. Although there is also a six-month rule, the progress of HIV antibody detection technology and the shortening of AIDS window period have no practical significance.
AIDS examination time
Finally, the AIDS antibody test can be carried out 2 to 6 weeks after the high risk, and the AIDS test paper and the AIDS test time of the third-generation enzyme-linked reagent are reliable. If you feel troublesome and only want to test once, you can choose to test six weeks after the last high-risk test, and negative results can be ruled out. If a person highly suspected of being infected with AIDS (homosexual sex, etc.) cannot detect HIV antibody in six weeks, it can be tested again in three months. If the negative result can be completely ruled out.
AIDS window knowledge: AIDS patients generally have three stages of development from infection to death. Acute infection period: usually occurs 2-6 weeks after infection, with symptoms like a cold that can be quickly cured. In this period, AIDS antigen can be detected, but AIDS antibody cannot be detected. Asymptomatic infection period (incubation period): The period from AIDS virus infection to AIDS patients becomes the incubation period. The incubation period varies greatly among individuals, ranging from less than 1 year to over 15 years, with an average of 5-7 years. AIDS onset period: AIDS infected people's immune system is severely damaged, unable to maintain the minimum resistance to disease, and have many symptoms that are difficult to cure, becoming AIDS patients. After becoming a AIDS patient, he usually dies within six months to two years.