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How long does it usually take for Hiv and Aids simptoms to start?
Sent to Health Experts September 30 11:19 AM

I have only had two sex partners... one of them was almost 5 years ago....If they passed Hiv or Aids to me...would i know already? I don't ever get sick and I have no problems. I am just curiouse. Im sure I dont but I want to know how long it would take to start feeling the sickness or showing some signs. I have my blood taken every six months because I have PCOS.. But I have never been checked for Hiv or aids. I have no health coverage now so I have not gone to get checked since I started to think about it.

 

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September 30 11:28 AM (8 minutes and 38 seconds later)
         
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Hello,

Many people have no symptoms when they first become infected with HIV. It can take as little as a few weeks for minor, flu-like symptoms to show up, or more than 10 years for more serious symptoms to appear. Signs of HIV include headache, cough, diarrhea, swollen glands, lack of energy, loss of appetite and weight loss, fevers and sweats, repeated yeast infections, skin rashes, pelvic and abdominal cramps, sores in the mouth or on certain parts of the body, or short-term memory loss.

It can take as long as 3 to 6 months after the infection for the virus to show up in your blood.

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