Here are some signs that you may be HIV-positive.

Here are some signs that you may be HIV-positive.

 HIV symptoms Within a month or two of HIV entering the body, 40% to 90% of people experience flulike symptoms known as acute retroviral syndrome (ARS).

But sometimes HIV symptoms don't appear for years—sometimes even a decade—after infection.
1 .Fever
One of the first signs of ARS can be a mild fever, up to about 102 degrees F.The fever, if it occurs at all, is often accompanied by other usually mild symptoms, such as fatigue, swollen lymph glands, and a sore throat.

"At this point the virus is moving into the blood stream and starting to replicate in large numbers, "As that happens, there is an inflammatory reaction by the immune system."

Signs that you may be HIV-positive.

2 . Fatigue

Fatigue can be both an early and later sign of HIV.

Signs that you may be HIV-positive.

3  .Achy muscles, joint pain, swollen lymph nodes
Many of the symptoms are the same, including pain in the joints and muscles and swollen lymph glands.
Lymph nodes are part of your body's immune system and tend to get inflamed when there's an infection. Many of them are located in your armpit, groin, and neck.

4 .Sore throat and headache

Keep in mind that the body hasn't produced antibodies to HIV yet so an antibody test may not pick it up. (It can take a few weeks to a few monthsfor HIV antibodies to show in a blood test). Investigate other test options such as one that detects viral RNA, typically within nine days of infection.

5 .Skin rashSkin rashes can occur early or late in the course of HIV/AIDS.
"They were like boils, with some itchy pink areas on arms

That are some signs that you may be HIV-positive.