Many people worry about the exact time it takes for HIV to show up after exposure. This period is called the “window period”—the time between when a person gets infected with the HIV virus and when the test can actually detect it.
Understanding this is very important because taking a test too early may give a false negative, even when the virus is already in the body.
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When someone contracts HIV, the virus enters the bloodstream immediately, but the body needs time to produce enough antibodies or antigens for a test to detect.
Depending on the type of test, this period can vary.
1. Antibody Tests (the most common type).Read The Complete Original.
