Does Fever Mean I Have Hiv

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What Are the Symptoms of HIV and AIDS?

When it comes to the symptoms of HIV/AIDS, there are three major points to keep in mind: There's a big difference between the symptoms of HIV and the symptoms of advanced HIV, also known as AIDS. It's what you do that puts you at risk for HIV -- not how you feel. Your mind is a powerful thing. 1.There's a big difference between the symptoms of HIV and the symptoms of advanced HIV, also known as AIDS. HIV is a virus that attacks...

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fever no other symptoms = hiv?

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Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Unprotected receptive anal sex (including broken condom sex) does place you at some degree of risk for STDs, including HIV. That and that alone is the reason for HIV testing and concern about HIV acquisition. Symptoms are notoriously... Read more »

Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) and HIV

How common is a recurrence of Coccidioidomycosis in people living with HIV/AIDS? What are the most thorough forms of diagnosis and which treatments that are compatable with HIV medications?...

Response from Judith A. Aberg, M.D.

Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine

The risk of recurrence of coccidioidomycosis (Cocci) in people infected with HIV is quite high (over 75% if not on chronic suppressive antifungal therapy). Most experts favor using amphotericin B or high doses of fluconazole for initial treatment of... Read more »

PCR negative, HIV positive, what does it mean?

Last week, after been with fever for 2 weeks, I was diagnosticaded with a process of syphilis secondary, but also in the several test they did me, I finally was positive in CMV, and positive in eliza and Western Blot for VIH 1(p17,p24,gp41,p31(week,...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You can certainly have a positive HIV test and have a negative PCR test and still be HIV infected. It would be useful to repeat the western blot to see if those results are still present. The HIV specialist should be able to sort that out.... Read more »

it broke my heart when i heard what it means to be a hiv/aids victem

it was on today's news that the government of my country is going to start treating people with anti-aids medication. but they will start treating people with a "stage 3" level of aids. what does it mean to be a stage 3 sufferer?...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question.I can't be certain, but one grading scale for severity of HIV disease is the Center for Disease Control's (USA)-- in this scheme, persons have category A, B or C, depending on their health.Category A are... Read more »

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No ARS, does it mean no HIV?

Posted by Anonymous

I performed unprotected oral sex on a transexual (a shemale with penis) escort. Just 3-4 sucks. She did not cum. This happened about two months ago. I have had absolutely no symptoms since then. No fever, rashes or muscle pain. Fatigue is there,... Read more »

No Fever?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

since up to 90-95% of ars victims experience high fever, wouldn't it be reasonable to assume that other symptoms like rash, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, possible thrush could be ruled out as ars symptoms if not accompanied by a high fever? or... Read more »

no fever? no ars?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i have not had a fever yet. does this mean i am not experiencing ars?

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Fevers

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

How common is it to get a fever after you get infected? Would it normally be a high fever? Another website I was on stated that fever was predominantly present during the conversion phase where you show symptoms?
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