Hi doc..i tested for hiv but i see one thick line...

How to diagnose HIV infection ?
It can be diagnosed through blood or saliva testing. There are different tests which are avaialble and include Nucleic acid tests (NATs).to look for the actual virus in the blood or the viral load. It's good for rapid diagnosis and catching the virus in the blood in the first 2 weeks but it's so expensive and not routinly usedmay recommend NAT. Antigen/antibody tests which appear in the blood between the 2nd and 8th week of exposure. Antibodies tests such as ELISA to look for HIV antibodies and if this test is positive, we do the Western blot test to confirm the diagnosis.
Treatment ?
Two drugs from one class, plus a third drug from a second class, are typically used. Here are some combinations:

• NNRTIs such as abacavir
• NRTIs such as tenofovir
• PIs such as atazanavir

Symptoms ?
1. Acute phase in which the pt develeop flu like symptoms amd my last for a few weeks
2. Chronic phase: Although, HIV is present in the body, many preople don't have symptoms during this ohase which might last for 10 years
3. AIDS in which the immune system is severely damaged and the patient becomes more likely to develop oppurtunistic infections and cancers