I have a friend who has a question about AIDS?

My friend recently had sexual relations with a girl who's past partner was thought (not a hundred percent) to have AIDS it's just a rumor but that kinda gotta him kinda frightened. IF this person had the virus, how long does it take for the virus to show up on a test if he went in for a STD test? Any suggestion would be very helpful. Thanks

HIV can take from 3 to 6 months to show up. It is important to tell the clinic doctor that you are worried about HIV as the test will not routinely be carried out without prior counselling.

Okay your friend should go and get tested now and then get tested every six months. Use condoms

it only takes as long as the virus takes to get into the bloodstream... I would say half an hour. By the way..... GO GET TESTED!!!!!!!!( a "friend", I mean really come on :) go get urself tested)

Your friend needs to be tested asap and over the next couple of years.
Best to use a condom
Hopefully this scare will remind you and your friends of how dangerous it is to catch AIDS or other kinds of STD

Usually a county will have free private testing.

If your friend is having sex with people without using a condom he should have a blood test done right away. It will take a couple of weeks for the results. After that go for another test in a month or so just to be sure. It is always a bit frightening when you get tested, the waiting period is always hard but you will be glad you did. Not every contact with a positive person will give you HIV but sex without a condom these days is taking a chance with your life. Tell your friend to always carry condoms with him. Always OK? You never know when opportunity will happen and it`s best to be prepared.

It could take up to 6 months for the antibodies to show up. But most show up within 3 months.

Good for you to get tested. I know its scary, but you can do it

Acute HIV infection may be associated with symptoms resembling mononucleosis or the flu within 2 to 4 weeks of exposure. HIV seroconversion (converting from HIV negative to HIV positive) usually occurs within 3 months of exposure.
People who become infected with HIV may have no symptoms for up to 10 years, but they can still transmit the infection to others. Meanwhile, their immune system gradually weakens until they are diagnosed with AIDS. Acute HIV infection progresses over time to asymptomatic HIV infection and then to early symptomatic HIV infection and later, to AIDS (advanced HIV infection).
Please see the web pages for more details on HIV infection.

There is what we call a window period of six months. Only then the virus can be detected. After 6 months.

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in humans[1], and similar viruses in other species (SIV, FIV, etc.). The late stage of the condition leaves individuals prone to opportunistic infections and tumors. Although treatments for AIDS and HIV exist to slow the virus' progression, there is no known cure. HIV, et al., are transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, preseminal fluid, and breast milk.[2][3] This transmission can come in the form of anal, vaginal or oral sex, blood transfusion, contaminated hypodermic needles, exchange between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, or other exposure to one of the above bodily fluids.

Most researchers believe that HIV originated in sub-Saharan Africa during the twentieth century;[4] it is now a pandemic, with an estimated 38.6 million people now living with the disease worldwide.[5] As of January 2006, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized on June 5, 1981, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. In 2005 alone, AIDS claimed an estimated 2.4鈥?.3 million lives, of which more than 570,000 were children.[5] A third of these deaths are occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, retarding economic growth and destroying human capital. Antiretroviral treatment reduces both the mortality and the morbidity of HIV infection, but routine access to antiretroviral medication is not available in all countries.[6] HIV/AIDS stigma is more severe than that associated with other life-threatening conditions and extends beyond the disease itself to providers and even volunteers involved with the care of people living with HIV.

First of all, immune system is everything. How god does he has his immune system? if he has A blood type, he should work harder for his immune system. The test result in influenced by this immune system. But a high lymphocites and all white cells type numbers might be some good indicators that the virus is there, but to decide if it is +, doctors have a set of diagnosis. It may take 6 months or longet to arrive into + result. This DNA ( aids virus is very smart).

read the link below. And get some deep breathe.

Go get checked out, don't wait, don't ask these questions, don't guise your problem as a friends. Get him checked out, get her checked out, whoever, just get to a ******* doctor, alright? No need to die from embarassment.

about 6 months. hope your friend isn't infected. good luck

HIV ( Human immunodeficiency virus) causes HIV infection which destroys the person's ability to fight infection. From the time of exposure, it could take approximately 3 months for the person to become HIV negative to positive. It could take up to 10 years before a person starts developing symptoms but he/she can still transmit the virus to others. My suggestion, use condoms everytime. Get tested and communicate with your physician.

It takes at least 30 days (in rare cases 3 months and in even rarer cases 6 months) for the HIV virus to show up on the test. I would say test after that 30 days and again after the 6 month mark to ensure 100% accuracy. Remember, any unprotected sexual activity during that time start the timeline over if you are looking for 100% accuracy.