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ARS Symptoms Question
#106106 - 08/03/04 06:23 PM
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Hello,
I was wondering.. I had mono 6 yrs ago, swollen lymph nodes, white patches on back on tonsils, fatigue, and fever. This came aboout 5-6 weeks after a unprotected sexual encounter with a girl that had also said she had mono not long b4 our encounter. I had asked her if she had ever been tested but and she said yes but u never know. She was on birth control and she said she had been raped b4 and the reason she was on it.. I know it was stupid and never went unprotected again but never tested bc she did say she been tested, we were both 18 yrs old at the time in college. My question is.. do ars symtoms ever consist of white patches on back of throat. I have read where it can be like the flu or mono but didn't know if that was one of the symptoms. I did get tested for mono and and it was mono. Well when i called for my blood work they didn't say it wasn't mono. Also, when girls get birth control do they get tested for std's and hiv.. if not, think it should be mandatory. Sorry for the length but something i have thought about lately and know i should just get tested. thank u in advance for your comments and opinion.
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#106380 - 08/04/04 07:56 PM
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The Amfar Handbook: Chapter 4, Page 54
"Symptoms of Acute Infection: Acute infection produces no noticeable symptoms in about half of the people affected. The others usually experience flu-like symptoms such as low-grade fever, headache, fatigue, swollen lymph node (adenopathy), sore throat, rash, diarrhea, and muscle aches. The symptoms can last from 2 weeks to two months, but only 20-30% of patients who experience them find it necessary to see a physician. Among those who do, HIV infection is often not suspected. Instead, many people attribute these symptoms to a low-grade viral infection, the flu, or mononucleosis. There is evidence that the interaction between HIV and the immune system during the acute phase sometimes predicts how HIV infection is likely to progress in a person. Individuals with severe symptoms during acute infection are more likely to experience rapid disease progression; those who have few symptoms often experience slow disease progression."
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Re: AMFAR
#106422 - 08/04/04 08:13 PM
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Hello,
Thanks for your reply.. Well, i did have to go to the doctor bc it was pretty serious so it sounds as if i would be a lot more sick if it was hiv at this point of 6 yrs. it would also mean that she had just contracted it too. It still doesn't answer my question about white patches on back of throat though and i did get blood work done for it. and a quick test to make sure its not strep.. once again thanks for your reply of documentation.
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