Description
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a pathogen that attacks and suppresses the immune system by specifically affecting white blood cells.
The virus can be transmitted (a) sexually – through unprotected sex, (b) with blood – for example through the exchange of syringes – and (c) vertically – from mother to child during pregnancy, at birth and, more rarely, through breastfeeding.
Without specific treatment, the virus weakens the subject’s immune system to the point of inducing the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. It is a syndrome that can occur in people with HIV even several years after the infection, when the immune system’s efficiency dramatically falls, and the body loses its ability to fight even the most common infections.
The onset of AIDS can be prevented by taking appropriate antiretroviral therapy at an early stage.
- Test result: In ~10 minutes.
- HIV 1/2 TEST is an immunochromatographic assay, able to detect anti-HIV antibodies in human blood samples.
- The color chart should be matched under good light (but not under direct sunlight).
- Fast and Reliable results.
