According to Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC 2004) signs
and symptoms of HIV/AIDS varies depending on the phase or stage of infection.
and symptoms of HIV/AIDS varies depending on the phase or stage of infection.
Early signs (within the first week) when first infected with HIV, you
may have no sign or symptoms at all, although you are still able to transmit
the virus to another. Many people develop a brief flu-like illness two to four
weeks after becoming infected such as fever, headache, sore throat, tiredness
and swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpits or groin.
may have no sign or symptoms at all, although you are still able to transmit
the virus to another. Many people develop a brief flu-like illness two to four
weeks after becoming infected such as fever, headache, sore throat, tiredness
and swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpits or groin.
Later signs or years later
You may remain symptom free for years but as the virus continues to
multiply and destroy immune cells, which the individual may develop mild or
chronic symptoms such as recurring fever, profuse night sweat ,profound and
unexplained fatigue, swollen lymph nodes in the armpits, neck or groins, unexplained
chronic diarrhoea lasting for more than one month.
multiply and destroy immune cells, which the individual may develop mild or
chronic symptoms such as recurring fever, profuse night sweat ,profound and
unexplained fatigue, swollen lymph nodes in the armpits, neck or groins, unexplained
chronic diarrhoea lasting for more than one month.
·
Weight
loss of more than 10% of body weight.
Weight
loss of more than 10% of body weight.
·
Pulmonary
tuberculosis pneumonia(bacterial infection)
Pulmonary
tuberculosis pneumonia(bacterial infection)
·
Oral and
vaginal candidate (thrust)
Oral and
vaginal candidate (thrust)
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Mouth
ulcer.
Mouth
ulcer.
·
Herpes
zoster(shingles)
Herpes
zoster(shingles)
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Kaposi
sarcoma.
Kaposi
sarcoma.
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Memory
loss, depression and other neurological disorder.
Memory
loss, depression and other neurological disorder.
With initial HIV infection you cannot rely on these signs and symptoms
to establish a diagnosis of AIDS, because these symptoms are similar to
symptoms of many other illness, according to CDC. So screening with an enzyme
linked immunosorbet assay (ELISA) is done with a confirmatory test with a more
specific supplement test e.g. Western blot to diagnose the HIV/AIDS infection.
to establish a diagnosis of AIDS, because these symptoms are similar to
symptoms of many other illness, according to CDC. So screening with an enzyme
linked immunosorbet assay (ELISA) is done with a confirmatory test with a more
specific supplement test e.g. Western blot to diagnose the HIV/AIDS infection.
