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Can a hiv test be wrong if it is in the late stages and their are no antibodies left?
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Wrong idea: Even at the very end-stages of HIV infection, the person continues to make antibodies, usually more than even a healthy person does. Immunity is far more complicated than "having enough antibodies" or other "pop" concepts. Humoral / antibody immunity is altered but enhanced in some ways, while cell-mediated immunity is greatly impaired.
Answered 1/20/2018
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