HIV Testing Near Me in Danville, IL | Solv (2024)

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How can I get a fast HIV test? ›

Types of HIV test

Results are usually available on the same day or within a few days. point of care test – where a sample of saliva from your mouth or a small spot of blood from your finger is taken in a clinic. This sample does not need to be sent to a laboratory and the result is available within a few minutes.

A rapid antigen/antibody test done with blood from a finger stick can usually detect HIV 18 to 90 days after exposure. An antigen/antibody lab test using blood from a vein can usually detect HIV 18 to 45 days after exposure. A NAT can usually detect HIV 10 to 33 days after exposure.

If you test negative, they can tell you about ways to prevent HIV infection. At-home testing kits are available online and at pharmacies without a prescription. They generally offer you access to telephone counseling before and after testing.

Research shows that HIV self-testing is an effective, convenient, and accurate way to diagnose HIV infection.

HIV Testing in a Health Care Setting or Lab

If it's a rapid test done by taking oral fluid or by pricking your finger for a few drops of blood, you may be able to wait for the results. If it's a blood sample that goes to a lab, it can take several days for your results to be available.

As HIV involves changes in the immune system, it can trigger a variety of skin reactions. However, the rash that occurs at the early stage usually appears flushed, discolored, or reddish in people with fair skin, or dark purplish in people with dark skin. The blemishes are flat, and there may be mild itchiness.

Acute HIV infection (Stage 1) progresses over a few weeks to months to become chronic or asymptomatic HIV infection (Stage 2) (no symptoms). This stage can last 10 years or longer. During this period, the person might have no reason to suspect they have HIV, but they can spread the virus to others.

Can HIV be cured at the early stage? ›

There is no cure for HIV, but treatment with HIV medicines (called antiretroviral therapy or ART) can slow or prevent HIV from advancing from one stage to the next. HIV medicines help people with HIV live longer, healthier lives. One of the main goals of ART is to reduce a person's viral load to an undetectable level.

HIV spreads when blood, sem*n ("cum"), or vagin*l fluids that have HIV enter the body. Because symptoms can be mild at first, people with HIV might not know they have it and could possibly spread it to other people. Someone could get HIV: during sex (especially anal and vagin*l sex)

Transmission can occur after one exposure. It is important to emphasize that a person could become infected from having unprotected sex once or a person could have unprotected sex many times and not become infected, regardless of how low or high the risk per exposure is.

Most people infected with HIV experience a short, flu-like illness that occurs 2-6 weeks after infection. After this, HIV may not cause any symptoms for several years. It's estimated up to 80% of people who are infected with HIV experience this flu-like illness.

A nucleic acid (NAT) test has the shortest window period. It can tell if you have an HIV infection from 10 to 33 days after exposure.

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The HIV finger prick test is a quick HIV blood test and is 99.96% accurate.

The virus is detected by taking a sample of your blood – either with a conventional blood test or a rapid test (a pin prick). There is a short period of time between exposure to HIV and the ability for tests to detect HIV or its antibodies. This is often referred to as the 'window period' – between 2 and 12 weeks.