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Suggest Treatment For Viral Fever
Hii ; I want ask about Hiv . On January 29 one spa girl masturbated my pennis and she spit on my penis ; I also spit on my penis and she masturbated my penis . After that I fear about Hiv . Till Now there is no such symptoms. After one month of that I suffer from fever but perhaps It was viral fever because fever first come to my roommate after that me . But all from this I fear a lot about Hiv . Then I go for Hiv test in Dr Lal path lab ( Hiv 1 & 2 antibodies screening. Test ) The report is non reactive . Now after that I once again go for check up for Same test at Dr Lal path lab for Same test and result was again non reactive ( This test was done on 25 March). But some fear also in my mind about Hiv . Please tell me that there is any risk of hiv or I need any other test . Please tell me and I hope for your reply
Sat, 20 Oct 2018
Hi,
Since there was no sexual contact so the possibility of HIV is rare and remember HIV doesn't spread through Saliva [negative reports confirmed the same], so one has to exclude certain other diseases which can spread through saliva like common cold [flu], herpes, hepatitis.
- It will be wise to check with a Pathologist or infectious disease specialist to have a thorough workup and examination to exclude the cause of the fever, till then the symptom wise approach is as follow:
i. Most fevers encountered in general practice are viral, self-limiting and require only symptomatic treatment but to allay anxiety.
Seek an opinion of Medicine specialist who will look [as a compulsory routine] for pallor, jaundice, abdomen for liver and spleen and auscultate the chest.
If there is a running epidemic e.g. malaria, influenza, viral hepatitis or typhoid in the locality, then that cause must be thought of first.
PS. though many of the fever in general practice are viral and harmless, one should always try to find the cause of the fever by evaluating the associated symptoms.
If the fever does not reduce within 3-4 days of empirical treatment, investigate in details or consult a physician.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Munish Sood,
Ayurveda Specialist
Since there was no sexual contact so the possibility of HIV is rare and remember HIV doesn't spread through Saliva [negative reports confirmed the same], so one has to exclude certain other diseases which can spread through saliva like common cold [flu], herpes, hepatitis.
- It will be wise to check with a Pathologist or infectious disease specialist to have a thorough workup and examination to exclude the cause of the fever, till then the symptom wise approach is as follow:
i. Most fevers encountered in general practice are viral, self-limiting and require only symptomatic treatment but to allay anxiety.
Seek an opinion of Medicine specialist who will look [as a compulsory routine] for pallor, jaundice, abdomen for liver and spleen and auscultate the chest.
If there is a running epidemic e.g. malaria, influenza, viral hepatitis or typhoid in the locality, then that cause must be thought of first.
PS. though many of the fever in general practice are viral and harmless, one should always try to find the cause of the fever by evaluating the associated symptoms.
If the fever does not reduce within 3-4 days of empirical treatment, investigate in details or consult a physician.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Munish Sood,
Ayurveda Specialist
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