Did I Just Contract HIV? Signs and Symptoms of HIV Video
It's sometimes possible to recognize when you've recently contracted HIV from signs and symptoms such as fever, rash, or swollen lymph nodes. This video will teach you how to recognize signs and symptoms of primary HIV infection that are experienced by between 40 and 90% of individuals after they are first infected with HIV. Primary HIV infection occurs during the first few weeks or months after a person first becomes infected with HIV. Symptoms include rash and/or fevers, possibly in combination with one or more of the following symptoms: malaise (which is a general feeling of weakness, discomfort, and fatigue), loss of appetite, weight loss, a sore throat, sores in the mouth, joint or muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes, diarrhea, fatigue, night sweats, nausea and vomiting, headache, or genital sores. The symptoms usually last from seven to ten days, and rarely more than two weeks. There is an incubation period of a few days to a few weeks between when the person was exposed to HIV and when the symptoms begin. If you have any of these symptoms and think there's even the slightest chance you might have been exposed to HIV, such as through recent sexual activity or sharing a needle, even with someone who you believe is HIV negative, you should see a doctor and ask to be tested for HIV. When you go to the doctor with any of these symptoms, it's very important to mention any risk factors you may have for HIV so they could test you. If you have ever had unprotected sex, even once, have used injection drugs, or think you might be experiencing primary HIV infection, make sure to tell your doctor. This video is freely downloadable from http://www.archive.org/details/aidsvideos_contract . Disabled accessibility: The transcript for this and many other AIDSvideos.org videos can be downloaded from http://aidsvideos.org/translate.shtml . Visit http://www.GlobalLifeworks.org and http://AIDSvideos.org to learn more. [Do you want to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS? Are you fluent in a language other than English? Then volunteer to translate this video into another language! Click http://AIDSvideos.org/translate.shtml to to learn how you can help!!!]
@Malkohut: Getting ...
@Malkohut: Getting cancer does not cure HIV infection or clinical AIDS. Developing clinical AIDs does not cure cancer. You may have hear a confused retelling about the "Berlin patient," an HIV+ man who received a bone marrow transplant to cure leukemia or lymphoma (can't recall which) from a donor with natural resistance to HIV. This put his HIV into functional remission, but the technique can't be generally used for HIV? since there's a 30% fatality rate on the bone marrow transplant procedure.
So I heard that ...
So I heard that getting Cancer cures AIDS,? and getting AIDS cure Cancer, is this true?
HI if your glands ...
HI if your glands swell because of hiv how big? will they become
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@thecommercialedge It? may take a few months for the nodes to go back to its pre-infection size :)
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LOVE YOU? DOCTOR BECKY!<3
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@xXLikeAbosSXx09 im a virgin too but? had oral sex several times LOL
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@thecommercialedge: This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. Remember that a person might contract HIV but? not have their lymph nodes swell up (or show other symptoms) at all. I don't know what the average duration of swelling would be when they do swell.
How long? do your ...
How long? do your lymph nodes become swollen for?
@Bonespirit07: This ...
@Bonespirit07: This is Eric; I'm? not a doctor. See a doctor, describe your symptoms and risk factors for HIV, and get tested for HIV while you're there.
what about? ...
what about? coughing.. i had sex with a hooker two weeks ago and my condom broke. now i been coughing out white mucus for weeks and i feel afraid and its really making me depressed..
I live in southern ...
I live in southern FL and here you can get tested for FREE and they do no ask your name or for any information. Get tested know? your status the test only takes 15 minutes
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@AIDSvideos thks for? the reply...so the chances are practically nill for hiv transmission through handjob...this is what i learned from my research as well...just wanted to be sure.
@bitethis47: This ...
@bitethis47: This is Eric. I'm not a doctor, and it's not my place to give guarantees that a specific sexual practice will never have any risk of HIV. Generally speaking, intact skin on the hand (without cuts, scabs, or sores) is considered to be a good barrier against HIV transmission, and "hand jobs" are considered to be a "safer sex"? practice posing little or no risk of HIV transmission. Can't speak to other STDs or conditions.
does? a handjob(no ...
does? a handjob(no penetration..i.e no oral, anal,nor vaginal) with no condom give the slightest chance of stds or infection??
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@ziggerification: Studies show that the older you are when you have sex for the first time, the fewer total lifetime partners you will have, and the lower your risk of problems like? STDs or an unplanned pregnancy will be. So one answer is "the later, the better." Some people even choose to wait until marriage to have sex for many reasons including ensuring they don't contract an STD and bring that into the marriage.
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@rickwilliam95: This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. I don't know the laws about parental notification in your area, but in most places you can go to an STD clinic and get tested anonymously for HIV. If they demand a name, you always have the option of telling them a made-up name to preserve your privacy. See a doctor and get tested? to be safe. Consider talking to your parents about sex; consider waiting until you're older to have further sexual activity.
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@TheCarolynAnderson: See a doctor? and get tested to be safe.
@soniebaby1: See a ...
@soniebaby1: See a doctor, get tested, and follow the doctor's instructions including for any follow-up testing. Watch our? vid "What's the Risk I Contracted HIV?" for more info.
I'm waiting on my ...
I'm waiting on my results still.
I have all of the above symptoms for 8+ months and my doctor's have evaluated every option except HIV. I'm praying to god I don't have it. I've had 5 sexual partner's in my lifetime and I fear I got it? from one of my early partner's. People really don't realize how easy it is to get this disease. It's scary how many people are walking around today who practice promiscuity and un-safe sex... Just another statistic waiting to happen.
@xTheLaTiNx that ...
@xTheLaTiNx that could be something? else .. no worries .
@soniebaby1 You ...
@soniebaby1 You should get tested just to make sure you're safe. ? If you leave in the USA, you can get tested for free at government controlled clinics.
i had protected sex ...
i had protected sex 4 times with a guy and later discovered? he was hiv positive what s are the chances of me catching it please help..
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thats great 2 hear...keep it that way?
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@megatajikistan2 Thank You. I had protected sex recently but I've experienced a slight sore? throat and swollen lymph nodes in the jaw and neck area. I'm undergoing extreme anxiety right now. I hope I am overreacting.
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if ...
@ema1171224
if you just have headache and? nausea...? is this enough
@ATIFKOKEB11: Ask ...
@ATIFKOKEB11: Ask your doctor about how to interpret the meaning of your HIV test? result and whether you should take any follow-up tests. Watch our vid "Top Ten Questions About HIV Tests" to learn more, including how likely to be correct an HIV- test result is at various lengths of time after a person's last possible exposure.
I had hiv test ...
I had hiv test result after 39 days passed possible exposure.
and the result was negative how effective is? that?
@zafiq19 dude no ...
@zafiq19 dude no need 2 panic jus relax. d chances of contacting the virus with a condom is low. also its harder for a man to get infected from a hiv infected woman. but still get tested? to be on the safe side.
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@samusXroto: This ...
@samusXroto: This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. Did they give you an HIV test when you had blood drawn before surgery? Do you know that for a fact? And was the result HIV-? *IF* they did an HIV test recently and it came back HIV- *AND* your? last possible exposure to HIV by any means was 2.5 years ago, then you can be confident you're HIV-. If you're having symptoms of disease, see a doctor. If you've had more recent possible exposures, get tested for HIV.
