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Could it be HIV?

I had a drunken, unprotected encounter on 1st of November with a girl that I know from a long time. A few days later I developed STD symptoms and tested positive for chlamydia. I informed her and she freaked out, so she tested for everything, including HIV and it all came back negative (except chlamydia of course). She hadn't had unprotected intercourse 6 months before me. I wouldn't be worried about HIV but on 23th of December I developed high fever (between 37,8 and 38,5 C) without any other symptoms and the next day I had something like rash. I went to a doctor and he said that's it's definitely Chickenpox, although unusual at my age (I am 32), but I haven't had chickenpox as a child. Please tell me could this also be a sign of HIV?
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Once is unprotected the conclusive Result is three month that all.
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What about the fact that she had a negative HIV test and she hadn't had sex 6 months before that?
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Symptoms or the lack of will never tell you anything about your status.
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Ok thanks, so this means that there is a risk to have contracted HIV form this encounter? Is it possible that the symptoms develop so late after exposure (52 days)? By the way I looked it up and my vesicular skin rash is indeed typical for Chickenpox and not HIV, but who knows..
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The only way to know your status is by testing. You can obtain your conclusive negative tests results 3 months post exposure.
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