This in no way a joke at all I am 100% serious with this question when someone first gets HIV/AIDS...?!


Question: This in no way a joke at all I am 100% serious with this question when someone first gets HIV/AIDS....?
What are their symptoms.? I know that there can be a long incubation period but after that what are the most common symptoms.?Health Question & Answer


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Many people do not develop symptoms after getting infected with HIV. Some people have a flu-like illness within several days to weeks after exposure to the virus. They complain of fever, headache, tiredness, and enlarged lymph glands in the neck. These symptoms usually disappear on their own within a few weeks.

Following initial infection, you may have no symptoms. The progression of disease varies widely among individuals. This state may last from a few months to more than 10 years.


During this period, the virus continues to multiply actively and infects and kills the cells of the immune system. The immune system allows us to fight against the bacteria, viruses, and other infectious causes.


The virus destroys the cells that are the primary infection fighters, called CD4+ or T4 cells.


Once the immune system weakens, a person infected with HIV can develop the following symptoms:


Lack of energy


Weight loss


Frequent fevers and sweats


Persistent or frequent yeast infections


Persistent skin rashes or flaky skin


Short-term memory loss


Mouth, genital, or anal sores from herpes infections.


AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. The definition of AIDS includes all HIV-infected people who have fewer than 200 CD4+ cells per microliter of blood. The definition also includes 26 conditions that are common in advanced HIV disease but that rarely occur in healthy people. Most of these conditions are infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and other organisms. Opportunistic infections are common in people with AIDS. Nearly every organ system is affected. Some of the common symptoms include the following:


Cough and shortness of breath


Seizures and lack of coordination


Difficult or painful swallowing


Mental symptoms such as confusion and forgetfulness


Severe and persistent diarrhea


Fever


Vision loss


Nausea, abdominal cramps, and vomiting


Weight loss and extreme fatigue


Severe headaches with neck stiffness


Coma


People with AIDS are prone to develop various cancers such as Kaposi sarcoma, cervical cancer, and cancers of the immune system known as lymphomas. Kaposi sarcoma causes round, brown, reddish or purple spots that develop in the skin or in the mouth. After the diagnosis of AIDS is made, the average survival time has been estimated to be 2-3 years. Health Question & Answer

There are no symptoms at first.

HIV is not the same as AIDS.

HIV - you have the virus in your body.

AIDS - the virus has damaged your immune system so much your body can hardly defend itself from infections anymore.

The time between getting HIV and having that develop into AIDS can be years.

If someone has HIV they should see a professional and get set up with drugs that delay and weaken the virus. An effective combination of these drugs will hopefully be effective enough at keeping people healthy until a complete cure is discovered.Health Question & Answer

flu-like symptoms. This can include: fever, rash, muscles aches and swollen lymph nodes and glands. However, for most people, the first symptoms of HIV will not be apparent.

chronic yeast infections or thrush (yeast infection of the mouth)
Fever and/or night sweats
Easy bruising
Bouts of extreme exhaustion
Unexplained body rashes
Appearance of purplish lesions on the skin or inside mouth
Sudden unexplained weight loss
Chronic diarrhea lasting for a month or more



Kaposi's Sarcoma
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Candidiasis of the esophagus, trachea, bronchi or lungs
Toxoplasmosis of the brain
Severe bacterial infections
Invasive cervical cancer
Lymphoma
Recurrent pneumonia Health Question & Answer

Rash, Flu like symptoms, Thrush (white bad smelling fungal infection of the mouth), purplish spotting (minor) on skin and in the mouth.Health Question & Answer

Instead of asking yahoo answers why don't you just look it up.? You can get alot of better helpful true answers from webmd.com or something like that.Health Question & Answer

I think the best way to put your mind at ease or your friends is to get tested.Health Question & Answer

feeling like crap, basically, you would know...loss of weight, sallow skin, lack of energy

if your worried u should go get a blood test asapHealth Question & Answer



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