Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2004. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. Please I would like to know if the symptoms in ARS
come in paroxysms? Like you would feel fine for a day
and the next day you are down again. Then say 2 weeks
later it comes again. Is this typical of ARS?
--Thanks
Mark H. Katz, M.D.
Regional HIV/AIDS Physician Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente of Southern California
Overall, it is not typical for ARS to occur in waves of feeling ill, then well, then ill again. But this issue has not been studied in any great detail, and I would never want to rule out the possibility of HIV based on what you wrote. If you did have unprotected sexual activity or needle exchange and then come down with a "flu-like" syndrome somewhere within the next several weeks (common symptoms fever, fatigue, swollen glands, rash, etc.), then you should be screened using appropriate tests.
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