不能治愈性传播疾病    Incurable STDs

如何诊断艾滋病？- HIV抗体检测1

谁应该去做检测？

1. 为了保护他人，供血者需要做常规HIV抗体检测。手术病人也需要常规检测，为的是保护其自身和手术医生。按照其特殊主述不同，其他病人可能必须为确诊而做病毒抗体检测。为了保护其自身及其胎儿，孕妇也需要做检测。
    
2. 一般的人如果有下列情形之一，应该考虑做检测：
• 罹患诸如疱疹、软性下疳或梅毒等性传播疾病；
• 曾与HIV感染者发生性接触；
• 曾与静脉注射毒品者发生性接触；
• 曾与某些也有其他性伴的人发生性接触。

How is it diagnosed? - HIV Antibody Test 1

Who should get tested?

1. Blood donors are routinely tested for HIV antibodies, mainly for the protection of others. Surgery patients are also routinely tested for their own protection and that of their doctors. Other patients may have to be tested for diagnostic purposes, depending on their specific complaints. Pregnant women are tested for their own protection and that of their babies.
    
2. People in general should consider getting tested if they
• suffer from another STD such as genital herpes, chancroid, or syphilis,
• had sexual contact with an HIV-infected person,
• had sexual contact with an intravenous drug user,
• had sexual contact with someone who also had other sexual partners.