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When a person tests positive for HIV, it is not a test for the virus itself but for antibodies to the virus, and the test is not able to distinguish between HIV antibodies and a multitude of other antibodies. Many conditions can lead to a false positive r

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The test for HIV actually looks for the body's response to the virus, not the virus itself, which means it detects antibodies that might also be produced for other reasons. Because of this, the test can sometimes wrongly indicate someone has HIV when they do not, due to these other antibodies.

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