If a person has had unprotected sex and, within a few weeks, develops flu-like symptoms that include sore muscles and joints and swollen lymph nodes, what is the BEST reaction?

Flu-like symptoms, sore muscles and joints, and swollen lymph nodes can occur with many illnesses, including an early HIV infection. Symptoms alone cannot tell whether someone has HIV, so neither dismissing the symptoms nor panicking is appropriate. The best response is to get tested at a medical facility; this matches choice C, “It could be the flu, but it could also be an HIV infection. It is very important to be tested at a medical facility.”

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