Fears and symptoms

[couldthisbeit]

I have been told by DR H that my risk is so low that there is no reason for testing and I agree with him. But this is a question in general. I woke yesterday 13 days post possible exposure with a bit of a sore throat. I woke again this morning with a bit of a sore throat but as the day progressed my sore throat has become a little worse. I would not say that it is bad it is a little sore to swallow thats all, a little irritated. As today progressed I have a tiny bit of a runny nose and a bit of a flemmy cough. I in no way have a fever a rash or anything like that so I am not saying this ARS related as I do not think that it is due to my whole family having the flu at the moment BUT when you look at HIV's early symptoms you always seem to come across flu like symptoms. What does this mean exactly?
A flu can be many things from runny nose a chesty cough, dry cough. sore throat, sinus congestion I mean honestly the list could go on and I am sure you get what I mean.
So when they say flu like symptoms what are they talking about are they saying all those things that I have mentioned are ARS?
I have read and please correct me if I am wrong that in generall when someone goes through ARS they will have more then one symptom if they have symptoms i.e. sore throat and fever, rash and fever or a combination of the three and obviously there are more out there.

[couldthisbeit]

Cheers getitright77
Well throat has almost cleared up today and had a bit of a blocked nose this morning this is definatly a flu seeing my family is in bed today crook with it.

[RainLover71]

YES , I would agree.

[couldthisbeit]

Thanks getitright77
So when you would be looking at symptoms you would be looking at a cluster of the three that you mentioned. This is basically exactly what I have seen on the doctors forums when there is a flu like symptom but no fever it is disregarded as ARS symptoms.
So my bit of a sore throat and chesty cough without a fever and definatly no rash if was posted as a thread in the doctors forums would be disregarded as symptoms would you agree?
Not exactly worried about the flu symptoms that much due to my whole family being ill with the flu at the moment and so many of my friends but it is still on my mind.

[RainLover71]

You right, Classic ARS Symptoms are- very high fever,very sore throat and rash on trunk-torso.They appear 2 to 4 weeks after infection and last between 4 and 14 days and they appear all at once.Some people who are infected will never experience any ars symptoms.