What are the symptoms of AIDS?

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection leads to immunodeficiency, a series of opportunistic infections and tumors. In severe cases, it can lead to death. What are the symptoms of AIDS?

What are the symptoms of AIDS?

（1） 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. At this stage, HIV-RNA and p24 antigen can be detected in blood, while HIV antibody appears only a few weeks after infection. The ratio of CD4 / CD8 could be reversed.

2） Asymptomatic stage can enter this stage from acute stage, or directly enter this stage without obvious acute 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.

（3） AIDS is 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.

matters needing attention

The main harm of HIV is to the human immune system. When people's immune system continues to decline, to the complete loss of immune function, it will be easy to be infected with any disease. So during the treatment, the patients themselves should have good living habits, and it's better not to drink or smoke.