A young woman is contacted by a public health nurse and informed that one of her sexual contacts has tested positive for HIV
The young woman comes into the clinic to be tested. She tells the nurse that she has heard that people who are infected with HIV have a period when they test negative even though they are very infectious. What is this period called?
A) Infectious stage
B) Primary infection
C) Viral set point
D) Window stage
Ans: B
Feedback: The period from infection with HIV to the development of HIV-specific antibodies is known as primary infection.
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