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A 38-year-old male asked:

Can hiv seroconversion symptoms be delayed by years? or is it possible to have unprotected sexual with someone and the hiv symptoms only appears later

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Dr. Robert Kneece
Specializes in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
May not get: Seroconversion usually occurs starts 1-3 weeks after infection, with average time being around 10 days. Although 4 in 5 people (80%) get symptoms, 1 in 5 (20%) do not.Not everyone has seroconversion symptoms and years later if undiagnosed develops HIV related manifestations.
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Last updated Mar 7, 2019

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