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Hello doctor, i like to know what are early signs of hiv. previously i screened in march last year and it was negative. dose it mean am free it.

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HIV: Hiv usually has no early signs or symptoms. If a person does get sick it is usually about fourteen to twenty-zone days after exposure and is a flu-like illness. Test validity depends on when the test was done in relation to when the exposure was.

Answered 1/31/2014

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A member asked:

Hello doctor, i like to know what are early signs of hiv. previously i screened in march last year and it was negative. dose it mean am free it.

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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