Thursday, March 20, 2008

When do the symptoms of HIV/AIDS infection show up shortly after you have been infected

When do the symptoms of HIV/AIDS infection show up shortly after you have been infected?
Also, what are the early signs of HIV/AIDS? Just asking. Been asking a lot questions about the subject because of the fact that I saw "RENT".
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From what I understand, shortly after a person is infected, the only sign is a fever, sometimes high, sometimes not, sometimes non existant. Then it starts doing its dirty work. I do not know how soon a person can infect another after they are infected. On a side note, I have known 3 people who died from AIDS, all male, all three gay. Their lovers never got it. I am not sure why. I have also heard it is hard for a male heterosexual to get it from unprotected sex, but very easy for a female. Apparently the AIDS virus needs to get directly into the blood stream. Anal intercourse as well as vaginal intercourse can result in tearing of tissue. Therefore, for the females peace of mind, always use protection. Just things to ponder. Peace Jim .
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from what i have learned from the internet it can take up to months like about 6 .. maybe , but just to be safe use protection ..kk
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The acute symtpoms you are referring to are experienced by anywhere from 40-90% of people newly infected with HIV. They are usually expperienced 2-4 weeks after infection but can occur anywhere up to 3 months. Symptoms are usually self-limiting -- after a week or two they go away (some may last for a month or two) Symptoms include: a rash and/or fever (most common) possibly in combination with: swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, muscle aches and pains, genital/mouth sores, headache, weight loss >5kg, nausea, vomitiing, diarrhea. Not everyone experiences the symptoms, and the symptoms are indicative of many other diseases and are often misdiagnosed. And just to remind you, RENT takes place before HAART or combination therapy was available (only AZT was on the market). Treatment/prognosis has drastically improved since then.

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