The Anti-HIV 1/2 Rapid Test is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay, used for qualitative detection of antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2 simultaneously in human serum, plasma or whole blood.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in human in which progressive failure of the immune system. HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed more than 39 million lives so far. In 2013, 1.5 million people died from HIV-related causes globally.
