Initially the person leads a fairly healthy life where no symptoms are present. Early HIV symptoms occur between 1-4 weeks after infection and may include:
- Swelling of lymph notes
- Headaches
- Fever
- Los of appetite
- Sweating
- Sore throat
- Weight loss
At the last stages the immune system that has been fighting HIV weakens and this gives way to development of AIDS. They develop opportunistic diseases. These are normal infections that immune system can fight off on its own, but can be life threatening if the immune system is compromised.
Symptoms of AIDS
- Dry cough
- Rapid weight loss
- Night sweat
- Profound and unexplained fatigue
- Swelling lymph nodes in the armpits, groin, &neck
- Diarrhea (chronic)
- White sports or unusual blemishes on the tongue in the mouth, in the throat etc.
- Pneumonia
- Red brown, pink or purplish blotches on the skin, inside the mouth, the nose or eye lids
- Memory loss
- Depression and other neurological disorders
- Thrush
- Herpes zoster
- Herpes simplex
- Tuberculosis
-Thrush in the mouth
- Difficulty thinking clearly
- Tired all the time (fatigue)
- Changes in hearing, taste, vision, touch, smell etc
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