The initial tests look for antibodies to determine whether exposure to HIV has existed. For tracking viral loads, we actually do look at qualitative and quantintative measures of HIV RNA present in a blood sample. PCR tests are NOT looking for antibodies! They are looking for copies/mL of viral RNA. Got it!
Everyone of you who do not work in the field, yet feel comfortable spouting off junk science are putting my patients at risk. They want to believe that they don't have to take their meds. The meds have crappy side-effects, that they would like to do without. I've seen what happens when they go without. So STFU!
Woefully ignorant as well. With gravitational lensing upon gravitational lensing, how do we know what the universe really looks like in the first place. Sorry for a dumb question.
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The initial tests look for antibodies to determine whether exposure to HIV has existed. For tracking viral loads, we actually do look at qualitative and quantintative measures of HIV RNA present in a blood sample. PCR tests are NOT looking for antibodies! They are looking for copies/mL of viral RNA. Got it! Everyone of you who do not work in the field, yet feel comfortable spouting off junk science are putting my patients at risk. They want to believe that they don't have to take their meds. The meds have crappy side-effects, that they would like to do without. I've seen what happens when they go without. So STFU!
Woefully ignorant as well. With gravitational lensing upon gravitational lensing, how do we know what the universe really looks like in the first place. Sorry for a dumb question.