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Shingles after protected sex 1-2 weeks

Hi , Im 21. i develop ringworm on my back in a wk after protected sex wif a gal (unknow hiv status). Doc told me is herpes zoster. Am I caught hiv ? During sex i did nt cum . I pull out and condom slipped off on the bed. Am I on risk ? I remember I gt exam the next 2 days after sex with the gal. Before the exam I suffer nervous n anxiety . When exam end  ard 2-3 hrs ltr I started to feel pain on my back . I also have much sunlight exposure. I read through website that sunlight , nervous can cause it ? I given mediene n have clear my shingles on my back. After I recover I still have this flu like symptom for 2 weeks.
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Thks Doc. When recover from shingle the 2 weeks I having flu shot is related to the caused of shingle ?
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You can't have ARS without being infected and you were told you never had an exposure.
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Thks for speedily reply. So u mean I'm fine ? But I have flu shot abt 2 weeks after recover from shingles . Or izzit an Ars symptom ?
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You don't have an HIV concern.
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