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What Are The Early Signs And Symptoms Of HIV?

Hi last week i had sex with a sexworker and i tore my condom during the intercourse and also i dont know when the condom was torned now i am reallly scared about catching aids please let me know about this asapl

Hi last week i had sex with a sexworker and i tore my condom during the intercourse and also i dont know when the condom was torned now i am reallly scared about catching aids please let me know about this asap.
Tue, 23 Sep 2014
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Hello
As you stated that during intercourse your condom torn and that was an UNPROTECTED SEXUAL intercourse.
As far as concerned , it was with a sex worker and prone to HIV infection , but not always.
Approximately 50-70 % of infected individuals experience an acute syndrome following primary infection ( in your case after sexual contract with sex worker).
The acute syndrome follows infection by 3 -6 weeks .
These are symptoms :fever, pharyngitis , lymphadenopathy, headache/retro-orbital pain ( behind eyes), lethargy/malaise,arthralgias/myalgias, anorexia/weight loss. nausea/vomiting/diarrhea.
Others are erythematous maculopapular rashes , mucocutaneous ulceration ( in mouth and on tongue ).
So if you not these symptoms be careful.
Antibodies to HIV begin to appear within 2 weeks of initial infection ( as in your case one week passed , so wait for another one week for test for confirmation for HIV infection.
Get in rapid nucleic acid amplification (p 24 pcr rna ) as soon window period pass.
Hope this will help you.
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What Are The Early Signs And Symptoms Of HIV?

Hello As you stated that during intercourse your condom torn and that was an UNPROTECTED SEXUAL intercourse. As far as concerned , it was with a sex worker and prone to HIV infection , but not always. Approximately 50-70 % of infected individuals experience an acute syndrome following primary infection ( in your case after sexual contract with sex worker). The acute syndrome follows infection by 3 -6 weeks . These are symptoms :fever, pharyngitis , lymphadenopathy, headache/retro-orbital pain ( behind eyes), lethargy/malaise,arthralgias/myalgias, anorexia/weight loss. nausea/vomiting/diarrhea. Others are erythematous maculopapular rashes , mucocutaneous ulceration ( in mouth and on tongue ). So if you not these symptoms be careful. Antibodies to HIV begin to appear within 2 weeks of initial infection ( as in your case one week passed , so wait for another one week for test for confirmation for HIV infection. Get in rapid nucleic acid amplification (p 24 pcr rna ) as soon window period pass. Hope this will help you.