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what is the time period and symptomps of ars?  i had muscle and joint pain especially in neck after 2 days of my exposure. i dont have fever and dirrahoea but after  again 2. days had some cough but no commoncold. now its been 14 days of my exposure i hav only cough and some muscles pain especially in morning. so am i having ars? so worried and depressed of getting hiv?  please need some help frns.
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thanks frn. i am waiting for test. today is my 15 day of exposure and i have only cough from a week and muscle pain but its not so paining as it was on my 2-4 days of exposure. so just want to be relief and clear about ars before going for test.
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http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/so-depreesed-and-worried/show/2530638#post_12322769
You have already been answered before that symptoms don't appear after a day or two, it takes weeks and in many it does not appear at all. So, symptoms are meaningless to look for only way of knowing your status is by testing.
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