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Could a resistant thrush be a sign of late seroconversion?

Could a resistant thrush be a sign of late seroconversion? This coupled with a persistant sore throat and cold sores.

1) Is it possible for the virus to decrease the level of T cells (CD4) so much during infection to make it hard for the body to produce enough HIV antibodies to be detected by 10 weeks post-exposure?

2) Is it true that infection and exposure are not the same thing? That you can be exposed to the virus but the virus starts infecting from days to weeks after?

3) Could extreme stress cause oral thrush? Is there scientific proof of this?

Thanks
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If your symptoms were HIV-related, you would test positive.
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There's no such thing as high risk people. What you do with them determines the risk, not the individual.

Take a test if you continue to be concerned. Always expect a negative....
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My tongue has been swollen for almost 3 months with scalloped edges, white coating, sometimes the thrush had a small round annual ulcer that got bigger for days and it hurt, not it's gone.

Also the taste buds at the back have been swollen.

I have used hydrogen peroxide and coconut oil and the thrush gets better but it comes back.

My doctor gave me fluconazole for 5 days but it didn't help.

My exposure was low risk but with a high risk person...

I had many sympyoms during the first 2 weeks... I'm very worried.

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1. No
2. No, once the virus is in your system, it gets to work.
3. Do you really have oral thrush?

Do you have a specific risk you would like to talk about?
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