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First, ARS usually occurs within the first 2-6 weeks. During this time it is possible to have a fever. A fever is typically anything at 100.5 or above. I don't think it is correct to say that people who have become infected with HIV always have a fever up through week 4. First, what if they don't develop ARS until week 4? There goes that idea. Also, what if they don't develop ARS or the symptons are so mild that they don't notice. Typically, 94% of people who experience ARS will experience a fever. It is possible to have a fever at any point during ARS, but there is no set time for it or ARS to occur. There are only typical or average times. I think it's safe to say that most people who do experience ARS have it between 2 and 6 weeks and that most have a fever during that time. I do not think one can say how long that fever lasts.

Finally, yes, it is possible to seroconvert without a fever. Please realize that ARS and seroconverting are not the same. ARS is the body's reaction to being infected by the HIV virus. This reaction is a typical reaction though to any infection or a virus which is why you should not try to diagnose yourself based on symptons alone. Seroconverting is the process by which you become HIV+, which is to say that you develop HIV antibodies that can be detected by an ELISA/Western Blot test. It is possible to seroconvert without experiencing ARS(which would include the fever) and ARS does not imply that seroconversion has occured. Seroconversion usually occurs a short while after ARS, but that can vary too. Sorry to be so non-specific, but HIV is just that way. If you are worried, please talk to a doctor about your symptons and take an ELISA test to see. It's really the only sure way to know.

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