What to Watch out for with HIV

What to watch out for?

It is important to keep in mind that not all people infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus experienced symptoms. Sometimes the symptoms only get manifested when the virus has already progressed and much damaged has been made, in other words, there is a possibility that a person infected with the virus only feels sick when it is already progressing to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or AIDS.

For those people who feel the symptoms early on the onset of the disease, the manifestations usually do not solely suggest infection of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus because the symptoms the person will be experiencing are those of the opportunistic infections acquired because of the vulnerable immune system. The manifestations on the other hand are not exclusively for HIV alone and with this; it could lead to low saliency in the promptness of consultation and the severity of the disease.

Early Signs and Symptoms

Since HIV and AIDS are usually manifested by opportunistic infections, the usual symptoms experienced by the infected individual are the same as to that of a common viral infection. Some people tend to describe it as “the worst flu”. Usually the symptoms range from fever, to rashes, sore throat, chills, night sweats, muscle aches, stomatitis or sores in the mouth, swollen or enlarged lymph nodes. Basically, these signs and symptoms will mislead individuals that what they are having is just a simple flu that they expe...

Source: aids-write.org - November 4, 2013 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: aidswrite Tags: featured article Source Type: blogs