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A member asked:
How long could hiv symptoms occur?
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Complicated answer: The question you asked is a difficult one. Only about 30% of people at initial infection will experience any kind of symptomatology such as night sweats lymph node swelling or diarrhea. In general terms it's believed to take anywhere from 5 to 10 years to effectively dismantle the immune system enough to start getting what we referred to as opportunistic and life-threatening infections.
Answered 11/17/2016
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Do you have to get sick (flu or cold) before you develop antibodies for hiv? Or having symptoms or the lack of @3 mths or longer conclusive?(oraquick)
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