over the world, but should people be able to take their own HIV test? This topic has had a lot of controversy in the previous years. HIV is an illness that affects a lot of people. Walgreens got the permission to give HIV tests. The test is called OraQuick. It works this way, you buy a kit at Walgreens or other stores that supply it. Then in the kit there is a tube with liquid in it and a stick with pads. First you take the tube and put it in a tube holder, with the stick you rub your upper gums once
these people only 8 received a false negative (Shattner, 2012). Yes this is a small possibility but still those are 8 people who are carrying HIV and mindlessly going about their lives spreading the virus. Imagine being HIV positive and you take Oraquick to test for HIV and you get a false negative and you feel this burden lifting off your shoulder when in reality your living with HIV, your infecting others, and your not getting treatment. This can be very dangerous and may even cause more spread
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you do not make it you can also take the test at home. This decision might not be as helpful because they are not always 100% correct.There are two commonly used at-home-tests, that people use ,known as the Home Access HIV-1 Test System , and the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test. The Home Access HIV-1 Test System is a home collection kit, which involves pricking your finger to collect a blood sample, sending the sample to a licensed laboratory, and then calling in for results as early as the next business