Is aids a window symptom?

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What is the window period of AIDS? What are the initial symptoms of HIV infection? These are two difficult problems that perplex people who are afraid of AIDS. Dr. Chen always thinks that AIDS should be solved from the source of mastering AIDS related knowledge, instead of blindly looking here and listening there, hearsay some messy theories, and finally frightening himself to death, which is a very convenient way to understand this knowledge, Here, Dr. Chen will explain these two problems for you.

Is aids a window symptom?

How to calculate the window period? The window period of AIDS should be calculated from the time of the last high-risk behavior? Find Aichi high risk, that is to say, if you have high-risk sexual behavior on January 1, then you should receive antibody test six weeks from January 1, that is, February 12.

How long is the window period? As for how long the window period of AIDS is, there are many debates in the medical field, some say 6-8 weeks, others say 3 months, generally two weeks to three months, the most conservative is 6 months! In China, it is generally agreed that within three months, in fact, the current reagent detection level can be detected within four weeks.

Can appear symptom after infecting AIDS? Generally, in the third week after HIV infection, there will be some acute symptoms, such as lymphadenopathy, rash, night sweats, headache, cough and other similar cold symptoms. Low fever, chronic diarrhea, weight loss, cough and night sweats were the most common. However, it does not mean that these symptoms are the initial symptoms of AIDS, because the symptoms of AIDS are not specific, and even a considerable number of people do not have symptoms.

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To sum up, AIDS window period is a controversial time point, so how should we choose? Dr. Chen thinks that if he is not afraid of AIDS, he only needs to test HIV antibody once in three months. If he is afraid of AIDS, he can test it in advance. He suggests that he can test it once in 42 days, and then test it again in three months, so as to get rid of the fear psychologically. As for the initial symptoms of AIDS, Dr. Chen thinks that this symptom is not the key. Most people are afraid of AIDS, because the symptoms themselves are not specific. We can only eliminate them by testing whether we have had high-risk behaviors and whether we are infected with AIDS, Instead of judging whether you are infected with HIV according to these so-called initial symptoms, I wish you good health before World AIDS Day and never have AIDS trouble.