Researchers out of Germany took a closer look at the adverse events commonly reported in conjunction with COVID injections – things like fever, rash and headache – observing that acute HIV infection manifests very similarly.
"COVID-19 vaccination side effects, such as fever, which occur in up to 10% of people following COVID-19 vaccination, can make the diagnosis of acute HIV infection even more challenging," the team wrote in their study abstract.
For their case presentation, the researchers looked at a 26-year-old man who developed a fever and headache after getting jabbed for COVID. Early on, these symptoms were deemed to be vaccine side effects.
Because the young man's symptoms persisted after 72 hours, a diagnostic workup was conducted. This resulted in him being diagnosed with Fiebig stage II acute HIV infection, which was determined to have manifested three weeks after he engaged in unprotected anal sexual activity with another man.
"Thorough anamnesis is key to estimating the individual risk of primary HIV infection, in patients presenting with flu-like symptoms," the team wrote in their study conclusion. "Early diagnosis and initiation of antiretroviral therapy is associated with better prognosis and limits transmission of the disease."....<<<Read More>>>....