However, unknown to many, the torch basically gives a clue of what the Statue of Liberty once was, which is a lighthouse. It was in 1876 when the torch and the right hand that lifts it was completed by the great sculptor, Frederic Bartholdi.
Urine Test for HIV. A test that detects HIV antibodies in urine was approved by the FDA in 1996. This test is not generally available to consumers. It is usually marketed to insurance companies and to other countries. Note: urine has antibodies for HIV, not HIV itself, so HIV is not transmitted by urine.
Some HIV antibody tests will not detect HIV-2 (a strain of HIV that is found in western Africa) and some more uncommon strains of HIV-1. If HIV-2 infection is suspected, it is important to know whether the antibody test used is designed to detect both HIV-1 and HIV-2. As with all ELISA tests, oral tests detect antibodies, not HIV virus itself. 2  OraSure is the only oral fluid test approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States. 3  The oral test may have a slightly lower sensitivity than blood-based tests.