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Hello. Hope you can help me , please. I went to the dentist 3 weeks ago. I had a root canal treatment. I rarely get sick (last time was 15 years ago), but for a week now I have been suffering from a chesty (what i think) cough. It is dry and productive at times. My throat tingles, but does not hurt and is not painful when I swallow. I do not have a fever, nor any night sweats , headaches etc. I do have diarrhea (sorry for tmi). I am worried that i got infected at the dentist with HIV. I am a virgin, and have not engaged in any sexual activity, so there is no other possibility of being exposed by any other means. Could you please tell me whether this can be ARS and what is a chance of being infected at the Dentistry (they have passed all health and safety checks, I looked it up). Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for your input. I read an article about rough dentists. Got me worried this morning. Thanks again. May I just ask one little questions, please? is it true that even if the treatment was performed on an individual with HIV before me, and the instruments were not cleaned properly, the virus would not survive on the instruments if we were treated something like 5 minutes apart? Thanks for your time again. Have a great day
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