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HIV/AIDS; retrovirus HIV/AIDS; MMWR, June 5, 1981
Learn about the early outbreak of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S.
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Tests for the disease check for antibodies to HIV, which appear from four weeks to six months after exposure. The most-common test for HIV is the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). If the result is positive, the test is repeated on the same blood sample. Another positive result is confirmed by using a more-specific test, such as the Western blot. A problem with ELISA is that it produces false-positive results in people who have been exposed to parasitic diseases such as malaria; that is particularly troublesome in Africa, where both AIDS and malaria are rampant. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which ...(100 of 7006 words)

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