HIV Diagnosis Quotes

I don't think I have HIV. I don't think that I ever had HIV. I think I had hepatitis. I got rid of the hepatitis, and since then, every single time I have tested for HIV, it has been negative. The original test was a false positive.

PCR made it easier to see that certain people are infected with HIV.

HIV changed my life, but it doesn't keep me from living.

The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor's office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.

I never - I mean, I never saw any doctor's report saying I was HIV positive. I never had a doctor explain to me and show me what was going on.

Nobody could've ever known I was positive because I didn't know.

African-American women account for 67 percent of all newly diagnosed female AIDS cases.

Following the enormous conjecture in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with my doctor and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease.

I remember talking to Magic the day I announced I had HIV. He was preaching, 'Do what your doctor tells you.' Well, I didn't have a doctor then, so I got down on my knees, and I prayed.

As for being AIDS infested, I don't know yet, I'm too scared to get tested.

Eighty percent of Americans with HIV do not know they are infected.

We're [Clinton Foundation] trying to get rapid tests that give you results when you're right there on site at an affordable price. Ninety percent of the HIV-positive people in the world don't know they have the infection. An enormous amount of infections are being perpetrated by people who don't know they themselves are HIV positive.

Technology has aided in serious advancements so that HIV detection tests now have near-perfect results. And those tests can detect HIV in the blood an average of nine to 11 days post-infection.

For many people with HIV, finding the right doctor is the most important decision they'll make.

We are working with a biotech company, Calypte, which has designed a urine test for the HIV antibody.

HIV changed my life, but I think I've accepted it. I don't even think about it unless someone brings it up.

One of the patients that really stands out for me was a middle-aged woman who actually had HIV in the early days, and helping her kind of come to terms with that. She had rather late-stage illness, but just helping her, sort of cope with the challenges of the disease and the infections and all that, but also her social issues, like, coming out to her family about the illness, and a very religious family.

When a person tests positive for HIV, it is not a test for the virus itself but for antibodies to the virus, and the test is not able to distinguish between HIV antibodies and a multitude of other antibodies. Many conditions can lead to a false positive result, including flu shots, hepatitis, and pregnancy.

A definitive decision to say you should start people on therapy as soon as you know they're infected.