Acute HIV Infection Quiz
Check your symptoms and
find possible causes with AI for free
Medically Reviewed By:
Saqib Baig, MD, MS
Respiratory medicine, Critical Care, Internal medicine
Yoshinori Abe, MD
Internal medicine
Please choose the symptom you are most concerned about.
It will help us optimise further questions for you.
By starting the symptom checker, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Find another symptom
How Ubie can help you
With an easy 3-min questionnaire, Ubie's AI-powered system will generate a free report on possible causes.
Your symptoms
Our AI
Your report
Personalized Report
✔︎ When to see a doctor
✔︎ What causes your symptoms
✔︎ Treatment information etc.
Just 3 minutes.
Developed by doctors.
Learn more about Acute HIV infection
Content updated on Sep 20, 2022
What is acute HIV infection?
Acute HIV infection occurs in some individuals during the first 4 weeks after contracting the HIV virus. The virus rapidly attacks the immune cells and causes fevers, headaches, and sometimes a rash. The patient is highly contagious during this time as the viral load is high. Risk factors for transmitting HIV include unprotected sexual activity and contaminated needle stick injuries(e.g., via tattoos or sharing needles). Rarely, it is transmitted through the transfusion of blood products.
Symptoms of acute HIV infection
Repeated episodes of fever above 100.4°F / 38°C
Fever
Joint pain even when resting
History of HIV or AIDS
Headache
Dry cough
My brain is not functioning right now
Questions your doctor may ask to check for acute HIV infection
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose acute HIV infection
Have you had repeated fevers of 100.4°F / 38°C or higher?
Do you have a fever?
Do you have joint pain even when you are at rest?
Have you been diagnosed with HIV or AIDS?
Do you have headaches or does your head feel heavy?
Treatment for acute HIV infection
Lifelong antiretroviral therapy is effective in controlling HIV, reducing the viral load, preventing transmission, and suppressing viral multiplication. Early diagnosis and treatment are highly beneficial.
Diseases related to Acute HIV infection
References
Robb ML, Ananworanich J. Lessons from acute HIV infection. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2016 Nov;11(6):555-560. doi: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000316. PMID: 27716734; PMCID: PMC5642316.
https://journals.lww.com/co-hivandaids/Fulltext/2016/11000/Lessons_from_acute_HIV_infection.4.aspx
Qadir MI, Abid A. Acute HIV Infection: Advances in Mechanisms and Prophylactic Therapeutic Management. Crit Rev Eukaryot Gene Expr. 2017;27(1):79-90. doi: 10.1615/CritRevEukaryotGeneExpr.2017019467. PMID: 28436334.
https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/6dbf508d3b17c437,7963fdcd2773abac,0b34160b534116b0.html
Medically Reviewed By:
Saqib Baig, MD, MS
Respiratory medicine, Critical Care, Internal medicine
Yoshinori Abe, MD
Internal medicine
Just 3 minutes.
Developed by doctors.
Ubie is supervised by 50+ medical experts worldwide
Seiji Kanazawa, MD, PHD
Obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN)
National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan