Chest Cold During Seroconversion

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ARS symptoms and the correlation to seroconversion and window period? more responses please

Posted by treeoflife1, 1 Reply

So i had unprotected oral, protected vaginal and 15 seconds of unprotected vaginal sex with a possible sex worker. IDK. Thought i was experiencing ARS symptoms all 4 weeks post exposure. Night sweats on three different occasions, diareaha for a... Read more »

Soreness - after seroconversion

Posted by Anonymous

Are there any symptoms after sero conversion? Sore neck? Sore lymph nodes? or is there really no symptoms after seroconversion?

Jackie? Anyone?

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Seroconversion after 2 days?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

a few weeks ago I had an encounter with a guy I met online, he said he was clean. all we did was oral and fingering, i swallowed a little of his...(you get the idea). 2 days later i got a somewhat mild cold that a friend of mine got around the same... Read more »

Seroconversion symptoms?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I can't seem to find the information I am looking for online: symptoms associated with seroconversion illness.

Here's my situation: My boyfriend is HIV-positive. I have thus far been negative. About a month ago, we had sex and I penetrated him... Read more »

"seroconversion sydrome"

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

is this an incorrect term? i have seem it on a few websites, maybe they were outdated. they describe the ARS symptoms as being during the time that you seroconvert. is this always the case?

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please describe Acute Retrovirus Seroconversion rash that you have seen.

Dr. Bob,Hello good man. Gay male, neg, awaiting hopefully another 45 days for a 90 day woohoo after getting the mild assurance of a 25 day woo hoo after "low risk" one night unproteceted oral and topping non insertive anal frottage with...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Can I please describe "everything (I) know" about the rash caused by ARS? Yes, I can, but no I will not. It would take pages and pages and I do not feel it is a valid use of my time nor would it be particularly fascinating or useful... Read more »

Late Seroconversion ?

Hi Calvin , i finished my 13th week testing and the result came back negative. During that week i had a cold. About two weeks later i caught a flu, with fever and a severe sore throat, difficulty swallowing food and stuff. Is it possible to have...

Response from Calvin Spinks. M.A.

Saint Louis Effort for AIDS

Hopefully we can clear up some of your confusion today. The CDC reports that by 25 days after exposure 50% of people who are HIV infected have already developed HIV antibodies. By 12 weeks, the vast majority of people have developed HIV... Read more »

seroconversion symptoms

dear doctor,briefly, what are typical seroconversion symptoms? or does seroconversion pass on unnoticed?thanks....

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Typical seroconversion symptoms include fever, sore throat, swollen lymph glands, fatigue, aches and rash-- much the way someone with infectious mononucleosis would appear. However, there are a host of other symtpoms and conditions that have been... Read more »

itchy palms during seroconversion

Hi there. Is itching common during seroconversion? Right after infection, my palms and ankles were so itchy that I couldn't hardly stand it. The itching was intense when I was carrying something heavy (groceries) or around where my socks...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

A transient skin rash plus hypersensitivity to scratching/pressure can be seen soon after initial HIV infection though in my experience is not very common. Hypersensitivity to insect bites seems more common in my experience. KH... Read more »

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