Mild Fever And Hiv

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sinus fever and mild cough

Hi I was diagnose in March. Then to make matters worse I found out, in April cd4 count was 145 vl 120000. I seriously had no idea because never felt sick. My doctor said I been positive for a very long time. But only been sexually active for 3...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Persons with HIV/AIDS are more likely to have severe sinus infections so an evaluation for that is warranted (often might need decongestant and perhaps another antimicrobial). Taking meds for fever is usually OK but would inform your HIV provider... Read more »

Mild fever after stopping PEP - side effect?

I recently completed my 28 days of PEP (Kaletra and Truvada). 3 days after my treatment, I had a... Read more »

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Yellow fever vaccination and HIV+ ok to get it?

I have a question if I may. I just got new job offer that involves lots of travel. There is a... Read more »

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3/16: Implementation Fever: Making Health Reform and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Tools of HIV Prevention Justice

Join us Wednesday March 16 for an HIV PJA Strategy Webinar: Implementation Fever: Making Health Reform & the NHAS Tools of HIV Prevention Justice Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT/1:30 p.m. MT/12:30 p.m. PT Click here... Read more »

Health Care Reform, HIV Prevention Initiatives, and HIV Criminalization

Materials now available from the 3/16 HIV PJA Strategy Webinar: Implementation Fever -- Making Health Reform & NHAS Tools for Prevention Justice. The three-part agenda included a health care reform update, information on new National HIV/AIDS... Read more »

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Screening HIV-Positive Patients for TB in Resource-Poor Settings

The "[a]bsence of all of current cough, fever, night sweats, and weight loss can identify a subset of people living with HIV who have a very low probability of having TB disease," write the authors of a PLoS Medicine study that used individual... Read more »

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How mild can mild be?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hello,

When experts claim that ARS symptoms can range from mild to severe, how mild is mild? Does mild ARS still resemble flu or mono, i.e. sudden onset, body ache, fever, swollen lymph nodes, etc. Also what temperature range generally classes... Read more »

fever

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I've read that those who are infected almost always have a fever up to week 4 at least. Is this true? Can someone seroconvert without any fever? Is it possible to have a fever from week 4 onwards?

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Mild sore throut for a while now ...

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

II've been having a mild sore throat for a couple of months now (kinda feels like I've swollowed toothpaste by accident, you know what I mean?).

Anyway, the sore throat turned up pretty much at the same time that I started getting paranoid about HIV... Read more »

A little scared - fever won't go away

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hello all, I have an id doc and are being monitored every 3 months. I have had hiv for almost two years but seem to be a fast progressor, I have gone from 565 cd4 down to 300 cd4 in the last two years. My viral load has gone from 1500 to now last... Read more »

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