Runny Nose Worried It Could Be 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 Question

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

If you had ARS Symptoms, did you have a runny/stuffy nose most of the time?

If you had a fever, did it happen at the beginning or end of ARS? How long did the fever last?

I know you cannot diagnose based on symptoms. 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 »

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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 »

Is this ars or should I not be worried?

What are the likely and common symptoms of ARS? Does diarrhea constitute a symptom?I also have been noticing that I have small, pimple like bumps on my legs. They are isolated and red in appearance. They seem to dry up in a day. Do they sound like...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Diarrhea is a very nonspecific symptom and could be present with ARS along with other classic symptoms. ARS rash is usually on the trunk, although could be on the arms or legs and resembles a sunburn.... Read more »

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 »

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

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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 »

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