Labs are now trained to avoid the positive-negative nomenclature, as it implies diagnosis which most lab tests are incapable to do on their own. Only licensed medical professionals can diagnose. Nowadays it’s reactive or non-reactive, and other words depending on the kind of test. Specially with modern treatments, lot’s of people live with HIV but would be nonreactive in all tests if they’re under treatment. They still would be infected with the virus but won’t be detected by labs, and probably would never get ill.

Hey what’s the name of this meme?

HIV is a pretty unserious diagnosis nowadays. You basically have to take a shot in your butt every other month. Alternatively, a pill a day. These meds can have some long term effects sometimes like kidney damage, but there are different meds your doctor can try.

Sucks to have a chronic disease and having to take meds, but it’s hardly a scary diagnosis these days.