What does it mean to test positive for hiv?
Page number of articles: [1] HIV positive indicates that the body has been infected with HIV. It is usually diagnosed by HIV antibody. If it is positive, it means that HIV antibodies have been produced in the body. However, the accuracy of diagnosis is not 100%, and the accuracy of general diagnostic reagents is about 99%, which is less than 100%, that is to say, there is a false positive. If Hiv is positive, further examination is needed, and the diagnosis can only be made by combining the medical history and clinical symptoms. HIV infection is mainly treated by antiviral drugs to increase the body's resistance and prevent infection. There are also some traditional Chinese medicine treatments, which can achieve good therapeutic effects with the doctor's course of treatment. It is recommended to actively treat as soon as possible after diagnosis. Hiv-positive is mainly manifested as superficial lymphadenopathy of the whole body, which is more common in the head and neck lymph nodes and the posterior margin lymph nodes of thymic mastoid muscle. Generally, there are at least two lymph nodes, and there may be swelling pain or compression neuralgia. 50% patients have low fever, night sweats, emaciation, diarrhea, similar to tuberculosis, or itchy rash. Weight loss cannot be explained by fever or malnutrition. 65,438+0/3 patients with hiv symptoms lost more than 65,438+00%. Some patients have neurological disorders, headaches, depression or anxiety.