Unkown virus

[Matt238]

Hello I had sexual relations protected with a massage girl in California. Shortly after 3 days I started experiencing symptoms, need to urinate and redness in meatus of penis along with redness and irritation in eyes. By the end of that week I had tingling all over boxer short area The following week I had trouble walking due to the pain and tingling, this eventually turned into burning in the urethra and scrotum lasting two to three additional weeks. No noticeable blisters ever formed.I also suffered nerve like pain from buttock down back of right leg.

I am now left with after 5 months from this incident pelvic pain,sciatica type pain, itching and burning on scrotum from time to time but less severe than before. I also wake with watery eyes, sinus congestion, white stuff on corners of mouth every day since exposure. I have taken multiple STD panels for every STD HIV, syphilis, goon, chylmedia, hep, and herpes at 2 weeks, 6 weeks and 3 months all neg. I even followed up with an HIV and syphilis at 4.5 months and was neg.

I did receive treatment for the possible bacterial infections STD given z pack, doxy, ofoflax, uribel and something for trich.

My neuro said it's probably a unknown virus. I have been on a few rounds of antivirals for herpes just to see if there is a reaction, the antivirals seem to help the symptoms but herpes test was neg.

I am thinking this maybe undetected herpes infection accompany with a fungal overgrowth due to excess antibiotics.

Also my CBC came back normal but WBC was in the low range.

Any idea what this is? Please help.  

[JohnXY]

Most of the cases described in this thread match enterovirus coxcackie B. This virus is spread through saliva and is not that easy to detect by standard routine tests.because after first two weeks it migrates from blood to cells and there is only tiny amount of virus present in blood stream. Antobodies usually disappear after several months. There are few labs having a specific tests for chronic enteroviruses, one of them ARUP in Texas. China HIV-like virus is most probably also enterovirus or echovirus and has nothinbg to do with HIV.

There is no cure for enterovirus. Immune system of most healthy people normaly clears the virus or better say makes it dormant within 2-3 weeks. How well one deals with the virus depends on whether the immune system is in a state of TH1 or TH2 activation. If it becomes chronic the options are usually limited. About 20 years ago, antiviral drug pleconaril specifically developed to fight enteroviruses were introduced. But the results are mixed and some countries refused to approve the drug. It is worth to try oxymatrine, which is a natural herb that helps against enteroviruses but only selective number of people (40%-50%( are successful.

[JohnXY]

Most of the cases described in this thread match enterovirus coxcackie B. This virus is spread through saliva and is not that easy to detect by standard routine tests.because after first two weeks it migrates from blood to cells and there is only tiny amount of virus present in blood stream. Antobodies usually disappear after several months. There are few labs having a specific tests for chronic enteroviruses, one of them ARUP in Texas. China HIV-like virus is most probably also enterovirus or echovirus and has nothinbg to do with HIV.

There is no cure for enterovirus. Immune system of most healthy people normaly clears the virus or better say makes it dormant within 2-3 weeks. How well one deals with the virus depends on whether the immune system is in a state of TH1 or TH2 activation. If it becomes chronic the options are usually limited. About 20 years ago, antiviral drug pleconaril specifically developed to fight enteroviruses were introduced. But the results are mixed and some countries refused to approve the drug. It is worth to try oxymatrine, which is a natural herb that helps against enteroviruses but only selective number of people (40%-50%( are successful.

[lookupblueberries]

Hello not sure where you live but ......your sympthoms may be atmosphereic spray  related ... check out the  geo engineering projects and the chemical fall out with sympthoms!! then please continue your
search .good luck

[mkh9]

Since your symptoms are close to normal now and you weight lift and are probably in pretty good shape other wise. How is your blood pressure, and blood sugar? Have you ever checked your heart for arrhythmia? Do you get any feeling of skipping a beat or flutter or a bit of chest pain that isn't that bad could be a benign arrhythmia or even one that may need some treatment. It could give you these symptoms. You could check that with a 24 hour monitor and EKG. Then also get an echo-cardiogram just to make sure everything is normal.  

Your symptoms don't sound like HTLV, or H.pylori. Do you have any stomach pain? With H. pylori you usually have stomach pain or reflux.

I think it would be good to get those tests done and cardiac enzymes perhaps. How is your cholesterol and triglycerides?

What is your diet like? I lift weights 3 times a week but I am a beginner. I still take in 20 g of protein besides by diet which has 60g. Drink 8 glasses of water or more if you are exercising (it can be a combination of tea or other clear fluids).

Caffeine, sports drinks like red bull, and sugar can make arrhythmias worse.

regards,
mkh9

[Confused7765]

I have read a lot on this thread, and my symptoms closely match one of the original starters of this post. I believe it was either matt or raven? Has anyone heard how they are doing? My story is similar to everyone's on here: Protected sexual encounter with a woman. Negative for all STDs and HIV up to 5 months after using multiple tests. Had CBC, thyroid, heavy metals, vitamin deficiency done, all were non-indicative of infection, and not abnormal.

Symptoms:

Week 1:
Anal and scrotum itching
Low grade fever
Night sweats
Malaise
Weakness in arms and legs
9 lbs in weight loss

Week 5:
Dizziness, imbalance
shaking hands
chest pain
shortness of breath

Week 12: Low Testosterone

Today really the only problem is the low testosterone.
From this thread, what other things should I specifically test for?

HTLV? H. Pylori? Other bacteria or Viruses? CD4/CD8 count?

It's been about 13 months, and I feel close to normal, but it comes and goes, dizziness is worse on some days as is the low testosterone. I pay close attention because I weight lift and play soccer and have to know what's going on with my body.

[mkh9]

I don't think many people have symptomatic Blastocysis hominis. Only the one person I was talking to. There is the New HIV-Like Virus in China. But You can read it for yourself. It is http://sites/google.com/site/newhivaidslikeviruschina/

It isn't a new strain of HIV it is a virus that makes you think you have HIV. It is very strange. It also is mostly in China. Although, viruses have a way of spreading quickly in travel. The symptoms are diverse. But it does usually lower ones CD4 count and people have a negative HIV test because you don't have HIV and this virus isn't a HIV like virus. People who have this also have a raised CD8 count. 60% have normal CD4 counts or they return to normal after a few years.  Some people get remission from symptoms after about 2 years.

In all patients this Chinese virus causes a chronic, persistent infection that does not disappear.  

General symptoms: low grade fever, flu-like feeling. Loss of appetite. Ongoing fatigue and weakness, wiht mental and physical fatigue after exertion.

There are other specific areas of the body that has specific symptoms. See the link.I don't think you have to have all of them.

The underlying thing is you keep retesting and retesting thinking you have HIV and don't . The virus makes you think you do. All have extreme anxiety. It is a neurologic pathogen. It is something to think about. I don't know how you get tested for it. I don't even know if anyone in the U.S. has it.

I am NOT saying that anyone on here has this. I am saying many people have talked about this virus and I am giving this information out because I just found more on it.

Also, because you mentioned that noone wants to talk about it. I am generally not on this site I am on the overall infectious disease site which this is a subset of and this site kind of runs itself. I oversee it now and then. To see if I can contribute to it.
mkh9