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What Causes Fever,cough And Swelling Of Lymph Nodes?
i had an exposure with a sex worker with condom unfortunately my condom was broken after 4 weeks i had high fever for 3 days then fever gone then i started coughing so i went to a gp he given me some antibiotics and did my blood test (not hiv) doc said my esr is quit high it was 40 i noticed in the clinic that my weight is decreased 5 kgs after 1 week the cough become normal and i felt some shortness of breath for 5 days the worst thing is there is a pain in my left groin lymph nodes i feel it like swelled its almost 2 weeks from the fever i am rewally worried what is the chances for me to get hiv ?
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic
Chances of HIV infection in a male from a single unprotected sexual encounter with an HIV positive female are about 1 in 2500.
However, every sexual encounter with an HIV positive sexual partner carries a risk of transmitting infection.
The risk of transmission also depends on viral load of the patient and whether the infected person is on treatment or not.
Patients who have a high viral load are more infectious and those on treatment are less infectious.
Since your sexual contact was not entirely protected, therefore, you must get yourself screened for HIV and other STD's like syphilis, genital herpes as well.
Screening for HIV can be performed earliest at 4 weeks after a risky sexual encounter.
This should be repeated again at 12 weeks for a conclusive result. Second test at 12 weeks is to cover for the window period of HIV detection.
In your case, it has already been more than 4 weeks after this particular sexual contact, therefore, you can take up a screening test right away.
Your symptoms could be due to an unrelated illness but in your setting HIV should be ruled out with appropriate testing.
Regards
Chances of HIV infection in a male from a single unprotected sexual encounter with an HIV positive female are about 1 in 2500.
However, every sexual encounter with an HIV positive sexual partner carries a risk of transmitting infection.
The risk of transmission also depends on viral load of the patient and whether the infected person is on treatment or not.
Patients who have a high viral load are more infectious and those on treatment are less infectious.
Since your sexual contact was not entirely protected, therefore, you must get yourself screened for HIV and other STD's like syphilis, genital herpes as well.
Screening for HIV can be performed earliest at 4 weeks after a risky sexual encounter.
This should be repeated again at 12 weeks for a conclusive result. Second test at 12 weeks is to cover for the window period of HIV detection.
In your case, it has already been more than 4 weeks after this particular sexual contact, therefore, you can take up a screening test right away.
Your symptoms could be due to an unrelated illness but in your setting HIV should be ruled out with appropriate testing.
Regards
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