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Could I Be HIV Positive?

Hi am 45 yrs i recently had a quicky with an aquantance and the the condom ruptured in the process, later I heard the lady is HIV+ now i have hot flashes,itchy glans which disappeared without medication, smelly urine, swollen lymph (painful) nodes in the neck below the ears,and a painful chest i discussed with my doctor and to him the nodes were normal and am yet to take an HIV test , I had an x ray of the chest twice both turned negative for lung infection,ECG for the heart was declared ok by the cardiologist, could TB be developing or is HIV
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HI .LEARNED YOUR QUERY AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT. FIRST LET ME TELL YOU THAT THERE IS A VERY HIGH CHANCE OF CONTACTING HIV/AIDS FROM AN INFECTED SEX PARTNER IN CASES OF RUPTURED OR TORN CONDOMS DURING THE ACT OF COITUS.THIS RISK IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH EVEN FOR A SINGLE SEXUAL ACT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU UNDER GO "ELISA/WESTERN BLOT TESTING" FOR BOTH HIV 1 AND 2 VIRUSES.YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE MORE SUGGESTIVE OF A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED BACTERIAL INFECTION "STD" RATHER A VIRAL CAUSE,BUT NONETHE LESS YOU NEED TO RULE OUT HIV/AIDS.OF COURSE THERE IS A MUTUAL RISK OF DEVELOPING TB POST HIV INFECTION AS WELL AS THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING HIV/AIDS IN TB INFECTED INDIVIDUAL. I RECOMMEND,THAT ITS HIGH TIME YOU MEET YOUR FAMILY PHYSICIAN ON AN URGENT BASIS.
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Could I Be HIV Positive?

HI .LEARNED YOUR QUERY AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT. FIRST LET ME TELL YOU THAT THERE IS A VERY HIGH CHANCE OF CONTACTING HIV/AIDS FROM AN INFECTED SEX PARTNER IN CASES OF RUPTURED OR TORN CONDOMS DURING THE ACT OF COITUS.THIS RISK IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH EVEN FOR A SINGLE SEXUAL ACT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU UNDER GO ELISA/WESTERN BLOT TESTING FOR BOTH HIV 1 AND 2 VIRUSES.YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE MORE SUGGESTIVE OF A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED BACTERIAL INFECTION STD RATHER A VIRAL CAUSE,BUT NONETHE LESS YOU NEED TO RULE OUT HIV/AIDS.OF COURSE THERE IS A MUTUAL RISK OF DEVELOPING TB POST HIV INFECTION AS WELL AS THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING HIV/AIDS IN TB INFECTED INDIVIDUAL. I RECOMMEND,THAT ITS HIGH TIME YOU MEET YOUR FAMILY PHYSICIAN ON AN URGENT BASIS.