If it is discovered at some stage that both husband and wife are infected with HIV. Is it possible to?

Question

detect as to who got it first? and how?

Answer 1

Many people do not develop symptoms after getting infected with HIV. Some people have a flu-like illness within several days to weeks after exposure to the virus. They complain of fever, headache, tiredness, and enlarged lymph glands in the neck. These symptoms usually disappear on their own within a few weeks.



Following initial infection, you may have no symptoms. The progression of disease varies widely among individuals. This state may last from a few months to more than 10 years.


During this period, the virus continues to multiply actively and infects and kills the cells of the immune system. The immune system allows us to fight against the bacteria, viruses, and other infectious causes.


The virus destroys the cells that are the primary infection fighters, called CD4+ or T4 cells.


Once the immune system weakens, a person infected with HIV can develop the following symptoms:


Lack of energy


Weight loss


Frequent fevers and sweats


Persistent or frequent yeast infections


Persistent skin rashes or flaky skin


Short-term memory loss


Mouth, genital, or anal sores from herpes infections.


AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. The definition of AIDS includes all HIV-infected people who have fewer than 200 CD4+ cells per microliter of blood. The definition also includes 26 conditions that are common in advanced HIV disease but that rarely occur in healthy people. Most of these conditions are infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and other organisms. Opportunistic infections are common in people with AIDS. Nearly every organ system is affected. Some of the common symptoms include the following:


Cough and shortness of breath


Seizures and lack of coordination


Difficult or painful swallowing


Mental symptoms such as confusion and forgetfulness


Severe and persistent diarrhea


Fever


Vision loss


Nausea, abdominal cramps, and vomiting


Weight loss and extreme fatigue


Severe headaches with neck stiffness


Coma


People with AIDS are prone to develop various cancers such as Kaposi sarcoma, cervical cancer, and cancers of the immune system known as lymphomas. Kaposi sarcoma causes round, brown, reddish or purple spots that develop in the skin or in the mouth. After the diagnosis of AIDS is made, the average survival time has been estimated to be 2-3 years.

Answer 2

Doctors say they can't go back w/x, however if any1 is gonna really answer this question it would be the dr. No 1 on yahoo. I'm not trying 2 be mean, but this is reality. However if 2 people r infected u still want 2 wear a condom, because of the different stages of HIV. U or him might be @ a different level say 4 instece he is @ level 4 and u @ level 2 without using a condom u can shoot up 2 the next level. I hope this helped u a little bit.

Answer 3

it might be possible to tell who got it first by running some tests and finding out which partner has a lower white blood count....this may tell who has had the virus longer...but it also depends on how long it was before both partners had the virus...if one had it before the other with a matter of a couple of days, then you can't tell who got it first, but if its by a couple of months then there's a possibility....you can get these tests done by a doctor...ask him what your white blood count is...hoped this helped!

Answer 4

it is a pertinent serious divorceable doubt, BUT cos u cant depend on any any any lab or its tests , the med and nonmed and religious counsellors have to totally play it down. for all lab tests are fallible. just wait, and both of them will spill out.

Answer 5

Whoever got it first would probably be in later stage then the other. However whoever is in the later part of the disease gave it to the other spouse.

Answer 6

no