How Long Does It Take For You You To Get Infected With Hiv

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How long after HIV Infection.

How long after being infected with the hiv virus does the wight loss normally occur. Is it within the early stages or later stages??...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Weight loss is common during the acute infection, but is transient and will come back. Classic wasting is usually a late phenomenon. Lipoatrophy can occur at any time. Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.... Read more »

Does Acute HIV Infection symptoms last this long?

First off I was told I was HIV positive 2 weeks ago, and now waiting for all the baseline test you... Read more »

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HIV/STD testing and how long to wait "I infected my wife"

five years ago i had risky encounter then developed many symptoms afterwards but tested neg for hiv... Read more »

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How long should an AIDS infected person wait.....

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I was hoping someone could share with me the appropriate amount of time a person that is AIDS infected should wait before resuming contact with someone who has recieved live vaccinations. I want to make sure my father-in-law stays healthy as long... Read more »

How long symptoms of primary infection last?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i am TERRIFIED that i may have gotten infected and now i feel like everything in my body is acting weird. maybe it is the anxiety or stress. can anybody please tell me what are the symptoms for primary hiv infection and how long they last? are they... Read more »

Fear of HIV Infection is a major disease

Posted by GaryNPA, 3 Replies

I have been posting on this board in an attempt to help folks for a long time now. Person after person after person has a low risk exposure, experiences guilt and anxiety - then loses sleep and runs down their body - and then gets ill all over... Read more »

is chapped lips a sign of hiv infection

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I recently had a high risk encounter and a few weeks after got really cracked chapped lips.I happened to have other symptoms as well just curious cause I haven't heard much about it being a symptom. Read more »

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