Rare Symptoms Of Hiv

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Could I be one of those rare rare instances? Please help.

What are the chances that I could be hiv positive but testing hiv negative 4 1/2 years after potential exposure to hiv? The reason I am doubting my hiv negative status(4 1/2 years after last risky event) is due to the numberof symptoms I have that...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

It would be extremely unlikely given the sensitivity of todays HIV antibody tests. A DNA PCR test would be definitive.MH... Read more »

HIV-2 and maybe other rare strains

I had unprotected sex with a woman who claimed she was tested and HIV free (she never left the US,... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

New rare HIV strain

Dear Dr.I am from China.I had unsafe sex with a Chinese guy (a bisextual who is working in NY) in... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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New York City Health Officials Announce Detection of Rare Drug-Resistant HIV Strain, Issue Alert

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Rare Strain???

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

What is your opinion? Following intercourse (unprotected insertive vaginal) with a sex worker in the Philippines in July, 2002 I experiences a flu-like illness 3 weeks later. Most symptoms subsided in a week or so, some lasted a longer. ... Read more »

HIV neg at 6 months. LOADS OF SYMPTOMS !

Posted by KitG, 1 Reply

Great to find this site. I want to know: Is there anyone on this forum who is going through the same thing as me, with a six months negative antibody test and a whole load of symptoms? Heres the story:

Following a one-off unsafe sex encounter in... Read more »

HIV symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hello,

About mid February, I noticed was slight swelling of the glands in the upper part of the neck. The glands continue to be slightly swollen.
About mid March, my tongue was slightly swollen too. The symptoms of a swollen tongue are that the... Read more »

symptoms for primary hiv

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i am terrified that i may have gotten infected and know i feel like everything in my body is acting weird. maybe it is
the anxiety or stress. can anybody please tell me how accentuated these symptoms are?
like now, i am stressing because my pinky... Read more »

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