2006-09-05 15:45:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Well if you have full blown AIDS, you'd probably be getting sick and not getting better. A cold would not go away, a cough would not go away, etc. If you are actually asking about HIV which is not the same thing as AIDS, there are usually no signs or symptoms immediately if ever. The best way to know is to get tested. And the best way to keep from worrying about it, is to use condoms and be safe.
2006-09-05 15:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like everyone else is saying, you need to get tested. I just recently got tested after about 10 years of worrying. Not a real reason to worry. Just the fact that I've had unprotected sex. It is unbelievably relieving to find out you're negative. On the other hand, HIV and AIDS is not a death sentance anymore. The sooner you find out the better. Any symtoms that one would notice is from the ilnesses HIV and AIDS cause. People don't die from AIDS. They die from the ilnesses that the virus leaves the body open too. Usually Pnemonia is one. If you have any signs of an STD(rash and so forth around the genitals) It is a good idea to get tested for everything. Go get tested. You may be relieved.
P.S...There have been known cases where a person w/ AIDS doesn't have symptoms for up to 10 years. There are also cases than 25 years....
2006-09-06 00:25:07 · answer #2 · answered by Just Me 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What are the early symptoms of HIV infection?
Many people do not develop any symptoms when they first become infected with HIV. Some people, however, get a flu-like illness within three to six weeks after exposure to the virus. This illness, called Acute HIV Syndrome, may include fever, headache, tiredness, nausea, diarrhoea and enlarged lymph nodes (organs of the immune system that can be felt in the neck, armpits and groin). These symptoms usually disappear within a week to a month and are often mistaken for another viral infection.
During this period, the quantity of the virus in the body will be high and it spreads to different parts, particularly the lymphoid tissue. At this stage, the infected person is more likely to pass on the infection to others. The viral quantity then drops as the body's immune system launches an orchestrated fight.
More persistent or severe symptoms may not surface for several years, even a decade or more, after HIV first enters the body in adults, or within two years in children born with the virus. This period of "asymptomatic" infection varies from individual to individual. Some people may begin to have symptoms as soon as a few months, while others may be symptom-free for more than 10 years. However, during the "asymptomatic" period, the virus will be actively multiplying, infecting, and killing cells of the immune system.
2006-09-05 23:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by RealDeal 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get a blood test! is the only way.
2006-09-05 22:52:48 · answer #4 · answered by starting over 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get tested there are specal tests given at your county health department for thisas well also your private doctor can order them but i would go to the county health department it is free where hospitals charge you an arm as well a leg. my opion?
2006-09-05 22:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a blood test.
2006-09-05 22:47:12 · answer #6 · answered by weswe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting tested...
2006-09-05 22:46:58 · answer #7 · answered by Ally 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...its called an HIV test- if you even suspect that you have contracted that virus, get test. Test early, test often.
2006-09-05 22:47:12 · answer #8 · answered by Trip S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi!
The only sure way is to get tested... Better safe than sorry...
:)
T.
2006-09-05 22:47:25 · answer #9 · answered by Theophania 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go get blood work done .simple
2006-09-05 22:51:11 · answer #10 · answered by ♥ Lisa♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋