How do you know if you have aids?!


Question: How do you know if you have aids.?
is there anyway to tell.? Health Question & Answer


Answers:
Besdies having the Doctor tell you....

Some people get a flu-like illness within three to six weeks after exposure to the virus. This illness, called Acute HIV Syndrome, may include fever, headache, tiredness, nausea, diarrhoea and enlarged lymph nodes (organs of the immune system that can be felt in the neck, armpits and groin). These symptoms usually disappear within a week to a month and are often mistaken for another viral infection.

Later symptoms include:

Lack of energy
Weight loss
Frequent fevers and sweats
A thick, whitish coating of the tongue or mouth (thrush) that is caused by a yeast infection and sometimes accompanied by a sore throat
Severe or recurring vaginal yeast infections
Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease or severe and frequent infections like herpes zoster
Periods of extreme and unexplained fatigue that may be combined with headaches, lightheadedness, and/or dizziness
Rapid loss of more than 10 pounds of weight that is not due to increased physical exercise or dieting
Bruising more easily than normal
Long-lasting bouts of diarrhoea
Swelling or hardening of glands located in the throat, armpit, or groin
Periods of continued, deep, dry coughing
Increasing shortness of breath
The appearance of discoloured or purplish growths on the skin or inside the mouth
Unexplained bleeding from growths on the skin, from mucous membranes, or from any opening in the body
Recurring or unusual skin rashes
Severe numbness or pain in the hands or feet, the loss of muscle control and reflex, paralysis or loss of muscular strength
An altered state of consciousness, personality change, or mental deterioration
Children may grow slowly or fall sick frequently. HIV positive persons are also found to be more vulnerable to some cancers.Health Question & Answer

you cannot know you have AIDS unless you see a doctor for a complete history, physical exam, and appropriate blood work.

please be informed that fatigue, and "frequent colds" mean absolutely nothing. Normal people get those -- people with AIDS have absolutely no symptoms at all, and do not know it unless they are tested.

I would discourage you from looking at any long lists of "typical" symptoms, like the one posted above. First of all, it is not true that AIDS patients get these symptoms - but most of us WITHOUT AIDS do ! So a list like that is going to do nothing but cause you needless worry.

Do NOT look for a set of physical findings, nor to any particular symptoms as a way to diagnose AIDS -- a doctor visit and blood testing are necessary.Health Question & Answer

HIV (the virus that can lead to AIDS) often has NO symptoms for several years. (Some people have flu like symptoms within a few months of being infected, but that is rare.) The only way to find out if you have HIV is to get tested. **Once someone is infected, they can transmit the virus to others, even if they have no symptoms.

HIV damages the immune system by killing the cells our bodies use to fight infections (CD4 cells). When the CD4 count drops to 200 or less, the diagnosis changes from HIV to AIDS. As that cell count drops, the person becomes more vulnerable to other infections, which they can then die from because their bodies can not fight them off.Health Question & Answer

To know for sure you have to be tested.
For many people, they don't show symptoms, so they don't know that they are carying aids.
If you are a youth, you can go to youth centers to talk with a doctor, and they won't tell anyone you were there. They won't even tell your parents. They can help you if you think you have aids.Health Question & Answer

You need to get tested. The clinic/doctor will address all your concerns. It is a scary thing to not know, scarier to take the test and possibly get definitive yes. Just remember the results could be negative and you will feel better knowing. Hang in there, see your doctor.Health Question & Answer

The only way to know is to get tested. Other early symptoms include flu like illness, thrush, severe and recurring yeast infections, persistant diarrhea, extreme fatigue, unexplained weight loss, and rashes and lesions appearing on the body. Health Question & Answer

There are several symptoms, and you can go to a doctor and have them do tests if you think or want to make sure you don't have aids or hiv or other stdsHealth Question & Answer

if hiv has already turned into aids your immune systym is gone and you would be very sick if you arnt taking medicine for it but its hard to detect hiv you have to be testedHealth Question & Answer

see a doctor. but u will usually know when your vagina leaks this black puss type liquid and ur eyes swell up. those are the most obvious symptomsHealth Question & Answer

There is a medical test available. There is no other way.Health Question & Answer

i agree with most of the ppl above me. and bye they way, you might not want to be hanging around that guy anymore.Health Question & Answer

common signs: frequent sickness, excessive sleeping. you should see your doctor to run a blood test.Health Question & Answer

Test from a sexual health clinic or doctor.Health Question & Answer

you well have to go to a doctor Health Question & Answer

get testedHealth Question & Answer

Yeah people will go up to you and say EWww...Health Question & Answer

See a doctor.Health Question & Answer

You die.Health Question & Answer

you should see a doctor.Health Question & Answer



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