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A fever, diarrhoea, and night sweats after a risk lead many to worry about HIV. Here’s how these symptoms relate to HIV, how they differ from flu, what else could cause them, and when to get tested.
Early HIV symptoms usually appear 2–4 weeks after exposure and look a lot like the flu — so they’re easily missed. Here are the common warning signs, how they differ in men and women, how to tell them apart from flu, and when to test for an accurate result.
HIV is a virus; AIDS is the late stage of that infection — they are not the same thing. This guide explains the difference simply, what CD4 and viral load mean, and why most people with HIV today never progress to AIDS.
