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how do i know if someone has AIDS?
Im gay. so, AIDS and HIV are verry big issues for me. I was just wondering, what are the signs or symptoms of someone who has AIDS or HIV.
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The thing is, you can't tell if someone has AIDS or HIV. The person might not even know because it's not noticeable. If you're already aware of this issue, make sure you use protection unless you know your partner has been tested.
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The reality is, the only accurate way to know, as people can be symptom-less, or show symptoms that may be because of something completely different, is to get tested. If you want to know if you yourself are HIV positive, get tested. If you want to know if someone else is, and its your buisness, then ask them to get tested or to show you recent test results. You can obviously figure out the likelyhood of someone having HIV via how sexually active they are, if they are protected, etc, but if you want to know, theres really only one way.
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This is what is so scary about all this:
People with HIV can show ZERO symptoms for years. Some people don't even show positive on a test for 10 years or so.
Basically, someone can spread AIDS for 10 years or more without even knowing they have it.
Here is a link to the Mayo Clinic's list of HIV/AIDS symptoms through all stages:
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