Once Infected With HIV How Long Does It Take To Show Up On A Test

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Acute HIV Infection

What Is Acute HIV Infection? The amount of HIV in the blood gets very high within a few days or weeks after HIV infection. Some people get a flu-like illness. This first stage of HIV disease is called "acute HIV infection" or "primary HIV infection." About half of the people who get infected don't notice anything. Symptoms generally occur within 2 to 4 weeks. The most common symptoms are fever, fatigue, and rash. Others include headache,...

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So anxious please help?? posted once before (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2009) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2009)

Hi Doctor. I can see you are really the person to ask about hiv you seem to know everything. Im very concerned as I was promiscuous at university. I gave several men blow jobs without knowing status. I did not allow any to ejaculate in mouth. I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Oral sex carries only a very low risk for HIV transmission. Deep throating or playing tonsil hockey with a stiff stiffy would increase risk if such acts traumatized the mucosa or tonsils. "Symptoms" are notoriously unreliable in... Read more »

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 plus many other std tests. I recently married and infected her with the virus that she is so sick and wanted to divorce me in just 3 months of our...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question!I'm sorry to hear that your sexual history, after so many years, is interrupting your current relationship. Let's try to work out some details together and make you get the answers you need to move forward... Read more »

Can you get infected with HIV while being tested?

I am well aware that I have OCD and issues with being a hypochondriac and phobic... However I need to ask. For many years I had an irrational fear that I had HIV. I've only slept with a hand full of people, and I still know all of them... The...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi.Your OCD is OOC (out of control). The HIV-acquisition risk from getting an HIV-antibody test is nonexistent. You've spent seven years convinced you were HIV infected. Rather than restarting this destructive cycle once again, I suggest you... Read more »

HIV test taking a long time to show positive result

I'm not sure this is the right forum, but I couldn't find any other that's more suitable. This is a bit long, so brace yourselves...I just tested positive for HIV on October 27 (with result on November 1 ...). The test was done as...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

1. It may relate to someone's underlying immune system and genetics, the amount of HIV received and the method (sexual vs. injection drug use).2. No.3. Because the look for antibodies and not the virus. The position of the US FDA has been up... Read more »

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Infected during HIV test?

Posted by Anonymous

I'm living a nightmare. I had unprotected sex with a woman (vag/oral) on 7/1/3. At 10 weeks I got a neg ELISA. That should have been the end. However my GP Doctore daignosed Oral thrush. The next day, panicked, at 11 weeks went in for an anonymous... Read more »

Tested Once - ARS related symptoms?

Posted by bbny, 2 Replies

I'm a male. I had a potential exposure a few weeks ago with a woman of unknown status. The condom broke during intercourse and moments later I had put on another because I realized it had broke before we finished. I never ejaculated, even with the... Read more »

Once the fluid containing HIV dries, is it dead?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Once vaginal secretion dry, would the HIV in them die? And how long would HIV live if it were into underwear? Would it die once soaked in? Read more »

How long after "symptoms" would you test positive?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

If you actually DO have ARS symptoms, how long after those symptoms would one test positive on an antibody test?

And before any of the regulars jump in with the "you cannot judge by symptoms, if you feel you are at risk, get tested"........I think... Read more »

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