I had a friend stay over at my home a month ago (6-9 june). He told me that he had unprotected receptive anal with a stranger (man) as a hookup 2-4 weeks before that. I had a lot of casual contact with him- shared meals, beverages, slept alongside, etc. Recently he caught the flu and I too have been having flu like symptoms. I am having severe panic attacks since a few days thinking about his hiv status which he still hasn't confirmed. Reasons i'm worried: - he had a big scab from an injury on his foot when he came home. He kept scratching it and touching me afterwords. - I saw him biting his lips in the afternoon and I too had chapped lips, and we shared fruit juice in the evening from the same glass. So i'm worried about some blood being present in it. - he had sex only 2-4 weeks before that, which means his viral load would be extremely high if he caught the virus. I have: - fever - throat swollen from one side on the inside with a whitish patch) - extreme fatigue - sores and itchy scrotum - I simultaneously developed some sores inside my mouth and on my scrotum a week ago. The mouth ulcerations have subsided but not the scrotum ones. It's itchy and a little scraped. - mild muscle aches i'm terribly worried about contracting hiv. My physician knows a little about this and he said that it's not a risk. I've been tested negative after 1 month, but I am showing symptoms now and I read that antibodies are detectable after sometime. Please help me alleviate my fears. :(
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Usually fro your description there does not seem chance of infection to you. For your complaints must meet md physician and if he refers you to another doctor then that hiv-4th generation test which tests both antibodies and p24 antigen. After 4 months of exposure if negative is reasonably reliable.
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To transmit hiv, these fluids must contain enough of the virus. If a person has 'undetectable' hiv, they will not transmit hiv to another person, even if after a transfer of fluids. Hiv is found only in body fluids, so you cannot get hiv by shaking someone?s hand or giving them a hug (or by using the same toilet or towel). While hiv is found in saliva, sharing cups or utensils has never been shown to transmit hiv. hiv-pcr test is also available. this test is very reliable for detecting hiv in someone recently exposed to virus and will be highly accurate within 48 to 72 hours. An ultra-sensitive version of the rt-pcr test can detect as few as 50 copies/ml. Based on the description you mention, you does not seems to have the hiv infection. This should alleviate your fear or talk to me.
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You seem to have surely contracted viral illness, but may not be HIV. Get tested for the same, and relax. Consult a doctor for the same.
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