6 weeks ago, had a kissing encounter with
a guy, now i am feeling pain in joints and
muscles, abdominal pain and uncomfortable
throat. am i infected by hiv or some other
std. please help i am getting really
scared.
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homerx
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Posted: 06-06-08 10:21am
Maybe mono. HIV doesn't show up so quick
and you cant get AIDS or HIV from a
kiss.Mono is the kissing disease.
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faisalov
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To Homerx Posted: 06-07-08 01:46am
thanks homerx for your reply. i have been
going through web but thye say that hiv
symptoms can show up in 2 to 4 weeks. can
mono kissing disease is common like in
every part of world, i am in a country
where no kissing as its considered bad
here. please help.
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homerx
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Posted: 06-07-08 17:55pm
Mono, or mononucleosis, is spread through
direct contact with saliva. This includes
sharing eating utensils or drinks. Because
it takes about 30 to 50 days for symptoms
to appear, a person who's infected can
spread the virus without even knowing it.
Though no one really knows exactly how
long it takes after infection with the
virus for a person to become contagious,
it's pretty safe to say that a person is
most contagious from right before their
symptoms start until they go away.
If you've shared drinks with or kissed
someone who has mono, there's no way to
tell whether you will get it — unless
you know you've had mono before. People
who have already been infected with the
virus that causes mono — Epstein-Barr
virus or EBV — will develop immunity
that protects them from further infection.
An estimated 95% of adults have been
infected with EBV and 50% of children are
infected before age 5. So you may very
well have already had mono and not known
it.
If you do get the symptoms of mono —
such as fever, sore throat, and tiredness
— contact your doctor to find out
whether you need an appointment. If so,
your doctor will examine you and may also
do a blood test for mono. Other viruses
and some bacterial infections — such as
strep — may cause similar symptoms.
