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If a person thinks he is infected with HIV, due to unprotected sex, and goes for a blood test. Do you think a test such as ELISA will help ? If so why ? If not , why ?

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(i) ELISA is a biochemical procedure to detect the presence of specific antibodies or antigens in a sample of serum, urine , etc.
(ii) It is a very important diagonstic tool to determine if a person is HIV positive or negative.
(iii) ELISA is a tool for determining serum antibody concentrations (such as the antibodies produced in a person infected by pathogens such as HIV).
(iv) ELISA is highly sensitive and can detect antigens in the range of a nanogram.
(v) ELISA will help to detect the presence of HIV antigens in the blood to show if the person is infected with HIV or not since it is only based on determination of antigens or antibodies in the sample being tested serum , urine etc.
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