What are the five signs of an infection?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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The signs of infection vary according to the organ and site of involvement. Most common symptoms and isgns are fever, chills, rigor, vomitings, diarrhoea, burning urine ,sore throat ,cough, new onset of pain. Inflammation has five cardinal signs which are pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function.

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I'm really concerned about my HIV status. So, I had a PCR RNA test 22 days after potential exposure, and it came back not detected. Then, at 44 days, I did an HIV combo test and it was negative. Finally, I did HIV rapid testing at 76 days, and that was negative too. Based on these results, am I in the clear?

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I'm really worried after what happened. I took an HIV test using the CMIA method at 7 and 8 months post-exposure, and both times it showed non-reactive results with index values of 0.09 and 0.25. Can I consider myself completely free from HIV, or is there something else I should be doing?

Yes you are free from the infection as you had a risky exposure,bettr get your self tested every six months for a period of 2 years

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I've been dealing with bone TB since March 2018, and recently, I had to stop taking streptomycin after 30 days because it was making me dizzy and messing with my balance, which was really throwing me off. It's been about five days since I stopped, but I'm still feeling off. Any idea how long it'll take for these side effects to go away? Also, should I be taking anything else to help with this? I'm currently on ethambutol and isoniazid.

take tablet vertin if you are feeling dizziness

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