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false positive due to hepatitis A and cold or flu

Hey Doc,Gotta say that I enjoyed reading your responses :) great sense of humor.I have an interesting situation. I am going to get my 8 week anti HIV test tomorrow but I can't help but worry about getting a false positive result because I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Joe,HIV-antibody testing remains very reliable. Your fears about a false positive resulting from your bout of hepatitis A 14 years ago or your recent cold are completely unwarranted. Please note false-positive results are quite rare and when... Read more »

Hepatitis A

About 3 weeks ago I began having symptoms of flu and had blood test that confirmed that I had Hepatitis A, I spent 3 days in hospital on IV's My question now is my lymph nodes in my neck and my groin area are enlarged and causing severe...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Enlarged lymph nodes are not typical of Hepatitis A. You should be evaluated for a different problem if these persist.... Read more »

what are the symptoms of hepatitis b

What are the symptoms of hepatitis b?...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

The symptoms of viral hepatitis include fatigue, lack of appetite, nausea, right upper quadrant pain; sometimes also yellow eyes and skin, light stools and dark urine.Dr. McG... Read more »

symptoms of hepatitis C

What are some of the symptoms of hepatitis C? I feel tired all the time and have a small ache on my right side, under the rib cage, it also seems hardened...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Most commonly patients have no symptoms. Those that do often have fatigue. Patients with acute infection uncommonly have other symptoms such as right upper quadrant pain, nausea, loss of appetite and can develop jaundice (turning yellow). If you are... Read more »

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Hepatitis A:Causes,Symptoms,Prevention & Treatment

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Aalso known as infectious hepatitis, is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis A virus, HAV. This is comparatively a mild disease which does not progress to a chronic stage. Persons who have contracted the disease may have no symptoms... Read more »

flu like symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

How long would it take for one to turn positive after the flu like symptoms subsided.

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Flu-Like Symptoms?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Would Flu-like symptoms start immediately after exposure, like a day or 2, or is there a time period before they start. Also, what is the sore throat like?? Is it raw and hurt to swallow? I had a sore throat after an exposure and a very mild fever.... Read more »

What exactly are "flu like symptoms"....

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I know with HIV you can't go by symptoms (so they say). But if one was to experience them, they say you'd have "flu like" symptoms. What exactly does that mean? Is it stomach flu type of symptoms where you can't keep anything down, and you just... Read more »

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