THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF HIV TESTS FOR DIAGNOSING HIV.WHCH TESTS TO BE DONE DEPENDS ON THE TIME OF PREVIOUS EXPOSURE.ANTIBODY BASED TESTS ARE GOOD IF DONE ONLY AFTER 3 MONTHS AFTER CONTACT HISTORY.TESTS CAN ALSO DETECT THE VIRUS DIRECTLY BUT ARE COSTLY AND NOT VERY ACCURATE.VIRUS BASED TESTS DONOT...

HIV TREATMENT SHOULD BE STARTED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.PREVIOUS GUIDELINES RECOMMENDED TREATMENT SHOULD BE STARTED WHEN CD4 COUNTS DROP TO 350 BUT CURRENT GUIDELINES SUGGEST TREATMENT SHOULD BE STARTED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE EVEN AT CD4 COUNTS AS HIGH AS 500.THE ADVANTAGES OF STARTING TREATMENT EARLY...