Dude, you do not have HIV.
HIV doesn't give you a sore throat in 2 weeks. It usually takes years for untreated HIV to manifest symptoms. Not days.
Soilwork, you are incorrect.
I don't want to scare the OP but
mocking the OP and his concern for his wellbeing & health is not appropriate. Furthermore, there may be information that may not be sharing with us, because he may be feeling guilty, scared, afraid of being judged, etc etc. Maybe there is more to the story that he does not wish to share in a public forum.
Acute HIV infection CAN give produce flu-like symptoms, with a sore throat. This is called the "
Acute retroviral syndrome" or "
Acute seroconversion syndrome" and occurs anywhere from about 2 weeks to 6 weeks after exposure to HIV.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_seroconversion_syndrome
It is during this time that the body is starting to recognize that HIV is in the body, and the person who is newly HIV infected may experience something similar to a bad cold or a bad flu (with fevers, sore throat). Some people who are newly HIV positive may NEVER experience these symptoms -- or they may just think they had the cold or the flu.
If you suspect you are at a high-risk for HIV infection, I would urge you to see a doctor (preferably a gay-affirming doctor) who will ask you more in-depth questions. Be as honest and open as you can about your recent sexual exposures & complete medical history with your doctor.
If he or she thinks you may have contracted HIV, they might recommend running an HIV PCR RNA test. This test typically detects HIV within 2 weeks after contracting HIV. This is the test that the porn industry generally uses.
The regular (Western blot) HIV test detects your body's response to HIV (not the virus itself), and is more accurate for detecting if you are HIV positive based on exposures 6 weeks ago or prior. This is the test that is most commonly given to the public.
If you suspect that you accidentally got exposed to HIV within 3 days ago (72 hours) -- let's say that you were having anal sex with a man who you were fairly certain or knew was HIV positive, but the condom broke -- if you go to your local Emergency room or doctor AS SOON AS POSSIBLE -- they may be able to give a month's prescription of HIV medication. This is called "HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis" (PEP). Some studies have shown that people accidentally exposed to HIV who went on HIV medication immediately after being exposed, were likely to remain HIV negative. For people who started taking HIV medications 3 days (72 hours) or more after infection, there appeared to be no benefit with taking the medications vs. not taking the medication, in terms of staying HIV negative.
Most likely, I hope that the OP just has a case of the regular cold or run-of-the-mill flu. But I thought I would give more information in case the OP or anyone else wanted it.
