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That very much depends on the disease in question. For these diseases, false negatives are bad. For diseases with intensive and dangerous treatments, false posi
by Fomite 12y ago
That very much depends on the disease in question. For these diseases, false negatives are bad. For diseases with intensive and dangerous treatments, false positives can be actively harmful to population health. This is commonly a problem in cancer screening.
- cdcarter 12y agoDisease and plan. Almost every rapid HIV test out there is spoken about in "negative" or "maybe positive" terminology. If you get the two dots instead of one dot, you're referred to a physician who will administer a 4th gen test and probably a western bot, you aren't immediately started on ARVs.