Runny Nose Sign Of Ars

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Runny nose?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Sorry if this sounds stupid but I know ARS brings around flu like symptoms and was wondering if a runny nose was one of them? Read more »

Coryza (runny nose), cough, or nasal congestion

Posted by Anonymous

I hope this may help to resolve some of your fears, at least in part. This comes from "Challenges of the Acute Retroviral Syndrome" from "Infections in Medicine" by Jeffrey P. Nadler, MD: "Common symptoms include fever, malaise, adenopathy, sore... Read more »

ARS for Certain, or No?

Posted by ChapmanH, 1 Reply

I was reading that ARS can be distinguished from common respitory diseases since a runny nose, congestion, sneezing, and a productive cough are not symptoms of ARS. So, if someone had flulike symptoms such as a sore throat, low grade fever, and... Read more »

ARS? Cold/Flu

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

If someone has a cold and is coughing, dripping nose all that stuff--that's not related to ARS, is it? seems like everyone says ars is more like the flu, right?

this is a very serious question and i hope someone can ease my mind here. i got no... Read more »

ARS...Help!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

You said the first possible signs of HIV are the flu & cold? Correct? It does not last for long? I had unprotected sex and about 3-4 weeks after I had a flu and cold as well as diarreah that lasted for about approximately 2 weeks! Is this a... Read more »

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Runny nose

I have been told that having a runny nose is a sign or could be a sign of hiv. Is this true?...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

No.... Read more »

If it's a cold, where is the runny nose

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Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Jacob,1.Can you have a cold without a runny nose? Sure! In fact, you've got one!2.Please tell you this is not ARS?!? OK! This is not ARS! There. Feel better?3.Thanks for your donation. It may not seem like much to you, but I can assure you... Read more »

Dry , crusty runny nose for a month and dry mouth problem, is it a early hiv symptom

Hi, Last winter i was not able to breathe and had my throat was swollen showed the ent doctor who found out a nodule on my thyroid which was malignant. He prescribed me a acyclovir and prednisone for my dry mouth problem. I took it for 5 days...

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.

University of North Carolina

Hello there-I cannot truly provide you with an answer to your question as you clearly had at least one episode of unprotected sex 4 and 1/2 months ago (when you got pregnant) and it doesn't seem as if you have been tested since then. While... Read more »

Common Cold and ARS in infants

DoctorIs a running nose , cough , cold and presence of phlegm a symptom of ARS or early HIV infection in a 4 month old baby? Is common cold in infants and babies HIV related at all??What are the symptoms of HIV in babies ?Thanks...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Upper respiratory infections are very common in young infants and are not an indication of HIV infection; JLS.... Read more »

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