[Question #12024] Fear of symptoms

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10 months ago
‎‏I understand that the forum policy prohibits repetition, but I feel compelled to do so out of concern

‎‏Previous consultation summary / I had oral sex (reception) and the man put his finger in my anus mixed with his semen

‎‏Dr. Hook told me before that I was safe

‎‏But after 12 days of intercourse I felt a sore throat and cough and cough and cough without a fever as if something was stuck in my throat and after 2 days  i have of symptoms i have my wife started coughing continuously, knowing that I had intercourse with her the day before

‎‏After 5 days of cough and sore throat and 19 days of intercourse I took an HIV test
‎‏The result was negative

‎‏1/ Am I still safe after explaining my condition and is sore throat without swollen tonsils and coughing a symptom?

‎‏2/ How accurate is the HIV combo test on day 19 of intercourse?

‎‏3/ Does a negative combo test on day 5 or 6 of the onset of symptoms rule out HIV infection
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
10 months ago
You acknowledge that you are repetitively repeating questions which have been asked before.  Why would you think my assessment would change.

You had a no risk exposure. There is no scientific reason for testing.

1.  Yes
2.  Your 19 day test results prove that your symptoms are not due to HIV.
3.  Yes

EWH
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10 months ago
Thank you Dr., but I took the test because of the symptoms and anxiety, an indescribable feeling of fear, only because the symptoms came to me in the ideal period of suspicion, as well as my wife's symptoms after me. 
But I took it about 5 days after the symptoms appeared. 

I have another question   

Assuming a person has recently contracted an infection, when does that person become contagious?

 Does it happen in a day, two days, a week, a month? 
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10 months ago
Are cough and sore throat typical symptoms of AIDS? Do the symptoms have to come together or just one symptom?
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
10 months ago
Cough is a symptom of a cold, not recently acquired HIV.

Person with symptoms of recently acquired. HIV are contagious to sexual partners. That however, is not your situation since you were exposure was no risk and nature and your symptoms do not suggest recently acquired HIV.

The symptoms of recently acquired HIV typically occur 10 to 20 days after an encounter in which HIV is transmitted and do not occur more than 30 days after the encounter. The symptoms, which all occur at about the same time include high fever, severe sore throat, and widespread muscle or joint takes. or a widespread skin rash. 

You gave your wife your cold. Not HIV.  EWH
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10 months ago
Thank you, Dr.,  I'm not in danger thanks to you. 
I will move on, I will leave everything behind, and I won't have extramarital affairs
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
10 months ago
I’m pleased to have helped.  Take care.  Closing the thread now.  EWH---