Symptoms of HIV infection

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High risk for a while, but later may be infected with sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, that is, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, the English name AIDS. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection leads to immunodeficiency, a series of opportunistic infections and tumors, which can lead to death in severe cases. What are the symptoms of HIV infection?

Symptoms of HIV infection

Acute phase: usually occurs 2-4 weeks after the initial HIV infection. The main clinical manifestations were fever, sore throat, night sweats, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, arthralgia, lymphadenopathy and nervous system symptoms. The clinical symptoms of most patients were mild, lasting for 1-3 weeks and then relieved.

Asymptomatic phase: can enter this phase from acute phase, or directly enter this phase without obvious acute phase symptoms. The duration of this period is generally 6-8 years. But there are also those who have made rapid progress and those who have not made progress for a long time. The length of this period is related to the number, type, route of infection, immune status and other factors.

AIDS: the final stage after HIV infection. The CD4 + T lymphocyte count of the patients decreased significantly, mostly < 200 / mm3, and the viral load of HIV plasma increased significantly. The main clinical manifestations were HIV related symptoms, opportunistic infections and tumors.

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AIDS and ordinary people seem to be little difference, and their communication and handshake will not be infected, so do not discriminate against AIDS patients. You can communicate with them,