Is Muscle Ache An Ars Symptom

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ARS Symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Can ARS symptoms last more than a week or two? Could it go on for a few months? I've been having muscle aches, night sweats and swollen glands for the past few months but I haven't gotten to courage to go for a test yet. Unfortunately back in... Read more »

ARS SYMPTOMS

Posted by chris11474, 2 Replies

can your temperature go up and down if you have ars symptoms?i am dont sure when my started to do this and might allways done this. but it has went to 99.7 but went back down it does not last all day and dont last for long. sometime about 8:00 in... Read more »

ARS Symptoms Question

Posted by Anonymous

Hello,

I was curious if ARS symptoms occur all at once or does someone feel ill at first with sore throat, then progress after few days into fever and body ache.. Thanks! Read more »

Symptoms of ARS 10 days after unprotected sex

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I am very freaked out I was out with a couple of girlfriends of mine and we went to a bar then to my back to my friends house where we continued drinking. Long story short I had stupid drunk unprotected sex with someone of unknown hiv status. I... Read more »

ARS Symptoms Question

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

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I was wondering.. I had mono 6 yrs ago, swollen lymph nodes, white patches on back on tonsils, fatigue, and fever. This came aboout 5-6 weeks after a unprotected sexual encounter with a girl that had also said she had mono not long b4 our... Read more »

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About ARS (interesting question, I think) (NATURAL HISTORY) (ARS SYMPTOMS)

Hello Doc, first of all thank you very much for all your help. I have donated to your foundation and I must say Thank You.My question is: when do ARS symptoms usually appear? Is it possible to have symptoms (ARS) after 12 weeks and having tested...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Interesting question??? Yes, and like so many other interesting questions your answer was awaiting your double click in the archives. See below.Dr. BobDormant virus (NATURAL HISTORY)Feb 10, 2007 Dr. Frascino, I am a HIV health educater and feel I... Read more »

at higher risk than most on here, will donate (ARS SYMPTOMS) (PRIMARY HIV INFECTION SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS)

i am going crazy and wont have access to a test again for 4.5 weeks, trust me i am getting one as soon as i step foot off the plane in the usa. however, until then i am going absolutely crazy. the reason is that my neck has been pressured and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'll be brief, as I've answered many similar questions before. (Check the archives!)Your HIV risk is extremely low (unprotected oral, vaginal fingering with healing non-bleeding cut). Protected sex is indeed protected, assuming the... Read more »

Common ARS Symptoms?

Dear Doc,Is a mild sore throat and fatigue with no other symptoms 11 days after a moderate risk exposure consistent with your experience on primary hiv infection? Thanks,Denny...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

These are very nonspecific and could be the results of many kinds of infections.... Read more »

"ARS symptoms"

Hi Dr. Daar and thanks in advance for ur help. Despite the fact that symptoms are never reliable to diagnose acute HIV infection. (1)Is it possible to have a sore thorat with diarrhea ,abdominal pain,fatigue and muscle aches, then in a few days the...

Response from Eric Daar, M.D.

UCLA School of Medicine

You are correct that symptoms associated with primary HIV infection or seroconversion are extremely variable. However, they usually do occur within a few days if not hours of each other and the lymph nodes are diffuse. It would be unusual for... Read more »

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