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HIV1 and HIV2

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VegetTrain10234
VegetTrain10234

Hello Community,

I was wondering if there is any test that can detect antigens for HIV type 2.

Doing some research online, I could only find information about HIV 1 antigen P24.

Is there any ways to know if you have HIV 2 before seroconversion is completed.

Thanks in advance.

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  • VegetTrain10234
    VegetTrain10234

    Posted

    As I can't deal with the stress of not being sure of my status. I did multiple test and even after 3 months I was negative.

    That being said, I still experience weird stuff on my skin (forehead mostly) and on the genitals (seems like candidas that keeps coming back). Along with that I had a stepthroat for like over a month and Athlete feets (which never happened before).

    Stress is definetely eating me alive.

    • mimi15599
      mimi15599 VegetTrain10234

      Posted

      Hey, I'm kind of in a similar situation, I think I might've gotten infected 2 months ago. What were your symptoms in the acute stage? I didn't hear anyone mentioning HIV 2, what makes you suspect that you have it? Are you from Africa or India?

    • VegetTrain10234
      VegetTrain10234 mimi15599

      Posted

      I'm in West Africa for work. Still experiencing lots of symptoms even months after and am tripping the f*** out as I am also testing negative until now. But I am still really tired, like not normal at all. I experience digestive problems, nails problem as they are becoming blue and sketchy. I can't do sports for a long period. I had sore throat for months now and lymph nodes are hurting 1 day out of 2.

      You can see my other post for more explanations about my symptoms.

      https://patient.info/forums/discuss/might-it-be-anxiety-causing-all-of-that--766829?page=0#3810173

    • VegetTrain10234
      VegetTrain10234 mimi15599

      Posted

      Hi Mimi,

      **Any updates on your situation? **On my part I just passed the 5th and 1/2 month and I am still negative up until now.

      But I keep getting worries as my neck lymphnode is still swollen, same for my left underpit and now I do feel pain in my groin. My anxiety has reach a level I could not expect it to reach. The fact that I don't know what going on with me drives me crazy.

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