Question 1

how does hiv cause polyclonal cell activation?

Accepted Answer

B-cells: The ways in which HIV and hiv-infected immune cells cause overgrowth of uninfected b-cells, making them divide (polyclonal) and overfunction (polyclonal gammopathy, b-cell quasi-lymphomas) are coming to be known and are hugely complex. Best recent review http://www.Nature.Com/nri/journal/v9/n4/execsumm/nri2524.Html.

Question 2

can hiv caused ln enlargement resolve on its own?

Accepted Answer

Usually not.: The enlarged lymph nodes tend to persist in the absence of therapy.

Question 3

can hiv cause symptoms after 10
days of an exposure ?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Takes longer to become symptomatic, blood testing this soon might still be negative, should be rechecked at 3 months and 6 months

Question 4

can hiv cause costochondritis?

Accepted Answer

Costochondritis: Is a medical term for what people in general think of as muscle/joint strain/pain in the chest wall or rib areas.  Anything that causes chest to expand a lot, such as prolonged cough(bronchitis), upper body wgt lifting, swimming, among other activities, can cause costochondritis.Hiv isn't a direct cause, but may weaken one's immune system, so that one may get a lung infection that strains chest muscles.

Question 5

is it true that hiv causes aids?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Hiv is the virus that causes aids.

Question 6

does hiv cause chest pain?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Hiv can predispose to infections or vascular diseases that can cause chest pain. Your doctor could help prioritize the likelihood of these events. They may order a chest xray, and an ekg.

Question 7

does hiv cause a dry cough?

Accepted Answer

Nope: HPV infection itself does not cause cough. For example, cough rarely if ever is a sign of a newly acquired HPV infection. Many conditions resulting from immune deficiency due to HPV cause cough (and many other symptoms), but that's an issue only for longstanding HIV with severe immune deficiency. If you think you might have been exposed, get tested -- but symptoms almost never are helpful.

Question 8

could hiv cause white discharge?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If you are referring to vaginal discharge, there are far commoner causes of white discharge, such as yeast infection. However, HIV infection can promote yeast infection and indirectly cause white discharge. If you have any concern about HIV infection, please get tested.

Question 9

can hiv cause men to be infertile?

Accepted Answer

Maybe,other concerns: While there is some evidence that HIV may affect fertility, it is far from clear that it does. People who get HIV are also more likely to have stis such as gonorrhea and chlamydia that definately do, and HIV drugs can be an issue.  The real concern is the risk of transmitting HIV to ones partner and there are assisted reproductive technologies that may reduce that risk.

Question 10

does hiv cause rock hard lymph nodes?

Accepted Answer

Might: Hiv can cause lymphadenopathy, that is enlargement of lymph nodes, and opportunistic infections which arise in the setting of HIV may also do this.  Some infected large nodes can be hard.  There are other causes for enlarged hard nodes, so this doesn't prove that someone has hiv.

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