Someone who is hiv? positive might initially experience flu? like symptoms, followed by a period of time with no obvious symptoms. the seriousness of the disease becomes apparent only after more severe symptoms develop. what other sti has a similar pattern of symptomology?

HIV has no apparent symptoms for the first 10-15 years. Flu isn't a symptom of HIV the apparent symptoms will be developed further on. 

People may experience:Pain areas: in the abdomenPain circumstances: can occur while swallowingCough: can be dryWhole body: fatigue, fever, loss of appetite, malaise, night sweats, or sweatingGastrointestinal: nausea, persistent diarrhea, vomiting, or watery diarrheaMouth: ulcers or white tongueGroin: sores or swellingThroat: difficulty swallowing or sorenessAlso common: opportunistic infection, headache, oral thrush, pneumonia, red blotches, severe unintentional weight loss, skin rash, or swollen lymph nodes

Dialect is probably part of the answer

People need to distract themselves with actitives. they can also find a natural high. an example would be eating alot of meat. that meat can release dopamine to the brain which gives one a natural high feeling.