Question
Can acute simptoms show in less than a week after exposure?
2 December 2008. Related: All topics, HIV testing.
Can acute HIV symptoms show up in less than a week from exposure? Is this likely? Will symptoms happen all at once or over time? I know symptoms alone are not indicative of status, but I am one week after exposure and it is going to be a long 11 weeks before I can get tested. Please answer.
Answer
Usually the so-called symptoms appear a week to ten days after the exposure (if they appear, at all) and very often are a result of a common