symptoms at 5 weeks

[alan478]

Hi

1. Can HIv be spread within 5 -6 days of your own initial infection?

2. can HIV symptoms develop within 5 days of initial infection

3. What is the reliability of two negative INSTI tests -one at 4 weeks post expsoure and one at 5 weeks post expsoure?

4. With the HIV rash, can it go from appearing suddenly- being over most of the body like a sunburn appearance (within 1-2 days after noticing) to just localised areas of erythema, which become more evident after a hot shower or after expsore to sunlight?  I also have a few new petechiae... mainy on arms.  I had dry skin which is not normal and very small areas of desquamation of hands.  Could this have been a reaction to something left over in a bath tub - like a bleach which wasnt washed out properly when bath tub was washed the same morning?

My only other symptoms are palpable lymph nodes - one/ two in right groin - maybe same size as a pea/ little bigger- one is round other is elongated.  And 1.5-2cm node in right cervical region and one 1cm node or smaller in left cervical region.

This all came on 5 weeks post exposure.

What could this be?

Thanks

[alright999]

"There is an incubation period of a few days to a few weeks between when the person was exposed to HIV and when the symptoms begin"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_94fmY2KL4

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"Acute HIV infection can appear like infectious mononucleosis, flu, or other viral illnesses. If symptoms occur, they are usually seen 1 - 4 weeks after becoming infected."

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000604.htm
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I think 5 days is included by "a few days". in terms of lasting,

"These symptoms can last from a few days to 4 weeks, and then subside."

https://health.google.com/health/ref/Acute+HIV+infection

[alan478]

Hi thanks,

Where can you find info/ data to show that HIv can be spread within 5 -6 days of your own initial infection as you said?

Once, Sexual intercourse with hiv positive female.

Write back!

Alan478

[californiasunny]

1)yes

2)no

3)good indictaion but 3 month is 100% accurate

4)symtoms first appear 2-4 weeks after infection.it could also be another thing.

what was your exposure?