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What Causes Shortness Of Breath And Frequent Infections?

Hello my name is Brittaney not to long ago I started to wonder if I have HIV y because I'm always having shortness of breath my eating habits have change 1 was sick four 1 day then it went away a week later I was sick for another day please help me out
Thu, 20 Nov 2014
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Hello
As you mentioned that there shortness of breath and recurrent infection .
These symptoms resolves and returns , even without medicine ( however , you didn't mention about this ,but assumed ).
I want to tell you that these symptoms may be in a patient with HIV but these don't resolve itself .
Why , are you having HIV , when there is no history of contract .
Shortness of breath and sore throat ( means recurrent infections ) may be due to allergic bronchitis , so consult a physician and get his opinion about allergy and also infection.
Since you are in tremendous pressure so get in rapid nucleic acid amplification test ( pcr , rna ) P24 for HIV confirmation , if there is any history of contract , if no history , need not to get test.
So consultation with a physician will be fruitful for you.
Good luck.
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What Causes Shortness Of Breath And Frequent Infections?

Hello As you mentioned that there shortness of breath and recurrent infection . These symptoms resolves and returns , even without medicine ( however , you didn t mention about this ,but assumed ). I want to tell you that these symptoms may be in a patient with HIV but these don t resolve itself . Why , are you having HIV , when there is no history of contract . Shortness of breath and sore throat ( means recurrent infections ) may be due to allergic bronchitis , so consult a physician and get his opinion about allergy and also infection. Since you are in tremendous pressure so get in rapid nucleic acid amplification test ( pcr , rna ) P24 for HIV confirmation , if there is any history of contract , if no history , need not to get test. So consultation with a physician will be fruitful for you. Good luck.