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A member asked:
If a doctor was testing for any and all autoimmune diseases, would they happen to discover hiv infection if it were present?
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No: They would have to do an HIV antibody or viral load test to diagnose HIV infection which is an infectious not autoimmune disease.
Answered 6/10/2014
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No: The doctor would have to order specific testing for HIV and that requires informed consent.
Answered 6/10/2014
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