Category: General Health
Question: Good evening 
During the window period after a possible exposure to HIV will symptoms start showing  or till after 3 months
Answer: The recommended strategy is to get tested 24 weeks 3 months and 6 months after a risky exposure Using a sensitive antigenantibody HIV test of those who are infected most will test positive at 1 month almost all will test positive at 3 months and the rest will test positive at 6 months

It takes time for the body to develop HIV antibodies after infection Almost all persons develop antibodies within 2 to 12 weeks but it can take up to 6 months after infection A positive result means antibodies to HIV were found in your body This means you have HIV infection

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC primary HIV symptoms may show up 2 to 4 weeks after initial exposure Symptoms can continue for up to several weeks However some people may exhibit symptoms only for a few days People with early HIV sometimes dont show any symptoms yet they can still transmit the virus to others

At this early stage HIV usually presents with flulike symptoms Its possible for someone in this stage to think their symptoms are due to severe flu rather than HIV 
Fever is the most common symptom Others include headaches sore throat excessive fatigue chills muscle pain swollen lymph nodes maculopapular truncal rash