How Long To See Hiv Symptom In Body

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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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How long can HIV lay dormant in the body?

My partner and I are living out of the USA and have been together for almost 30 years. For the last 10 years as part of our regular physicals we have been checked for HIV and have come up negative each time. Now he has turned up positive and says...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I do not agree with the information you were given. There is no such thing as "dormant HIV." See below. Also, it is inconceivable that your partner would have HIV for 30 years and, have multiple negative HIV tests over the past 10... Read more »

How long does HIV live outside the body?

or on a persons skin?...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

I found the following answer to this question in a CDC pamphlet:HIV in the EnvironmentScientists and medical authorities agree that HIV does not survive well in the environment, making the possibility of environmental transmission remote. HIV is... Read more »

Long Saga: what is going on in with my body?

Dear Dr. Dezube, I (male, 26) had a poss. exposure on May,12 2002 with a female (20, very promiscous, user of marijuana, lsd, cocain hopefully not Heroin)experienced ARS-like (night sweats, mild fever, lymphadenopathy, sore/dry throat) and...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Dear Joe:That's quite some saga. I'm not sure what's going on and you have sure had alot of negative tests. Your liver tests are 2 and 1/2 times normal. That gives some clue. I would not necessarily blame your liver tests on your... Read more »

How long do HIV symptoms last?

I had unprotected sex with a long time friend. I know she tested negative for HIV long before we had sex. About 5 weeks after that i caught a cold from my brother. It was on and off then about 8 weeks later i began to have constant headaches, a...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:Symptoms by themselves are never a reliable way of diagnosing an HIV infection. An anti-body test, outside the 90 day window is the best way to find out what your status is. For those suffering from the flu-like symptoms commonly associated... Read more »

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for hiv- people with long lasting symptoms

Posted by Jambasher, 4 Replies

And for anyone interested. Its my first post. Great site, helping probably millions of people. Wonderful work!

This is maybe not the right place to do this but still:

There seem to be the rather frequent occasion of people suffering from long lasting... Read more »

How long before you can see any symptoms?

Posted by dopey33, 2 Replies

Lets say you are infected with HIV, can you see symptoms within days? Maybe 2 days? or does it take weeks to months? 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 »

ARS SYMPTOMS, MAYBE? A LONG STORY FROM 7/26 POSTIN

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hi There,
Here is the story. I was seeing someone for almost a year and back in Nov, we decided we wouldn't use protection because we were just seeing eachother. After our last encounter, a couple of days before feb 14 (unprotected), I decided I... Read more »

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