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Old 04-02-2004, 12:29 AM
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The FDA also has recently approved a rapid HIV test that is a finger prick test. Results in 20 minutes. Hmmm...I think it will have interesting implications for testers as well as the counselors responsible for disclosing results.

w/ the herpes situation, you have to specifically ask for a test...period. It is not carried in fluids so the usual ways of testing don't work. A lot of times, a health professional can do a visual and follow it up with a blood test.

The info on HPV folks gave is on point. If someone has it, they can have them removed (cauterization, laser therapy or cryotherapy (freezing)) as well but the virus will always be in the body so recurrent outbreaks can be an issue.
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