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What Are the Symptoms of HIV and AIDS?

When it comes to the symptoms of HIV/AIDS, there are three major points to keep in mind: There's a big difference between the symptoms of HIV and the symptoms of advanced HIV, also known as AIDS. It's what you do that puts you at risk for HIV -- not how you feel. Your mind is a powerful thing. 1.There's a big difference between the symptoms of HIV and the symptoms of advanced HIV, also known as AIDS. HIV is a virus that attacks...

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Symptoms of Stress and Symptoms of HIV/AIDS

Can stress cause thrush and/or other symptoms of HIV infection?Thanks....

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question.Emotional stress (due to anxiety, depression, and many other causes), can itself cause many symptoms that are very similar to those of HIV/AIDS, and many other diseases. Some people who are suffering from severe... Read more »

HIV symptoms but HIV-negative

Dear DoctorAlmost 4 years ago, I had a heteosexual contact with a peson who I strongly suspect to have beem HIV-psoitive. I have had NO such exposure since then.Several days later I developed flu-like symptoms: sore throat, night sweats and enlarged...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Although your symptoms are perplexing, given the long standing negative HIV tests, I don't believe you have HIV infection. You did not say what other work up or tests you have also had. If you haven't already, I would consult an infectious... Read more »

You always say its not a symptom of HIV

In so many of these posts people post symptoms that on every other website are possible symptoms of HIV. The flu like feeling, pain in the joints and muscels, etc. And you usually respond that these are not symptoms of HIV. What should I be...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,OK, another QTND (Question That Never Dies)!What should you be looking for? You shouldn't be "looking for" anything. Symptoms, no matter what they are, are notoriously unreliable for diagnosing HIV disease. The only thing you... Read more »

Symptoms of HIV infection

What are the first symptoms of HIV infection?...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

When a person is initially exposed to the virus, they may develop an illness that resembles the flu, and/or just feel very unwell for days or weeks. However, in many cases (perhaps more than half), a person develops no symptoms at all and jsut... Read more »

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initial symptoms of hiv - most common symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hello, I need some help from others with hiv. What was and when did it hit you the inital onset of strange symptoms. I know one said they felt whipped out with tired feeling. Was that immed. after sexual episode or acouple weeks later. Also, were... Read more »

Similar symptoms to HIV but not HIV

Posted by Redeye77, 1 Reply

After doing much research and still experiencing some symptoms it seems like there is something out there that mimics HIV symptoms but is quite difficult to diagnose. Maybe it's new STD?

Seems like reiters syndrome will fUse many of the same symptoms... Read more »

Symptoms of HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

When does one start to develop the regular symptoms of HIV after the date of infection, i.e. syptoms past the ARS stage. Is five years too conservative, or is this around the average? And what are these symptoms that people develop? J

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Symptoms of HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

symptoms of HIV??

Okay, I was tested at 8 weeks and it came back negative. Right
now I'm waiting to be tested again at 12 weeks. I've been
reading, reading, reading all that I can about this disease, and
it seems that maybe I'll be okay. But, I have... Read more »

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