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Did I Just Contract HIV? Symptoms of Primary HIV Infection

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 sy...  
 
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pettyofficer30 (2 days ago) Show Hide
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THIS LADY IS RIGHT!
reydwarfpablo (4 days ago) Show Hide
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Guys this is BULLSHIT, only 10% of primary infected people get this kind of symtoms, dont trust this shit, read oficial goverment pages, this is A LIE. The only known studies of "probability" of getting aids: if u fuck a girl via vagina, u get 1/100.000 of get vih..
AIDSvideos (4 days ago) Show Hide
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Actually, we based this on "official government" documents; CDC MMWR is one of our cited sources. 10% only the low end of the range for the official CDC estimate of the % of people who get symptoms of primary HIV. "Of the 40,000 persons who acquire HIV infection each year, an estimated 40%--90% will experience symptoms of acute HIV infection." [Bernard Branson, et al., "Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing ...." MMWR Recommendations and Reports, 22 Sept 06, 55(RR14); 1-17.]
AIDSvideos (4 days ago) Show Hide
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Also, your risk estimate to a man from vaginal intercourse is way too low. Actual risk to a man of contracting HIV from unprotected vaginal sex is estimated to be 1 in 2000, not 1 in 100,000, per occurrence. See our vid "Some Ways You Can Contract HIV and the Risk of Each One" for details and source citations.
reydwarfpablo (4 days ago) Show Hide
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well, just take a look at red cross spanish web page (from SPAIN) and they say only 10% of recently infected people show those synthoms.. 1/2000? actually, i think thats not true, cos patients lie, and its imposible to do a serious study of that... There is no study in which medics take a free hiv person and an infected one, and get them both to have sex, so they can come with a % of infection risk ¬¬ common sense
AIDSvideos (4 days ago) Show Hide
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Whatever web page you're referring to is oversimplifying the question. It's not "exactly 10%" of people infected with HIV who get symptoms; we don't know the precise percentage to be sure; our best estimate is a range of 10-40% of infected people getting symptoms. (CDC) So that web page should have said "As few as 10% of infected people may have symptoms of primary HIV infection."
AIDSvideos (4 days ago) Show Hide
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You are correct that no one does human studies telling people to have unprotected sex and measuring the infection rate; that would indeed be unethical. But there are other ways to study and estimate risk of transmission for various sexual practices. See the original studies cited in our videos (and the studies they cite) for details. Stop assuming you know or can recognize the transmission risk rate; you obviously don't and can't. Read the original scientific studies to learn more.
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I was with someone 3 months ago, (they were a heavy smoker, and had a cough. A few days after I had a sore throat for about a week. A week or two later I had the flu. They after that after Halloween I got strep throat) They tested negative before I was with them, and they test negative again 3 months later. They get tested regularly every 3 months. Could I be infected if they have tested negative since before and after I've been with them?
shdws182 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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A girl gave me a blowjob about a month ago for like 5 minutes... Right after, I cummed on her and thats it... What are my chances of getting HIV???
AIDSvideos (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. See our videos "Some Ways You Can Contract HIV and the Risk of Each One" and "What's the Risk I've Contracted HIV?" There is always some risk of HIV transmission in oral, vaginal, or anal sex. Get tested for HIV and follow your doctor's instructions for any follow-up testing.

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