There must be some symptoms of HIV infection

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When the human body is infected with HIV, it will not be detected immediately. It may not have any symptoms for several years, and it looks like a healthy person. People who are infected with HIV generally have symptoms in seven to ten years. There must be some symptoms of HIV infection.

There must be some symptoms of HIV infection

In fact, after HIV infection, most people directly enter the latent period of AIDS without any symptoms (generally as long as 10 years or so), but there are also some people who will have symptoms in the acute phase, which are mainly manifested as: about 10% of the patients have influenza like symptoms, such as: general discomfort, myalgia, fever, sweating, fatigue, anorexia, nausea, diarrhea Sore throat, some people may also have headache, fear of light and virtual meningitis.

About a quarter of patients will also appear rash, often manifested as macular rash or urticaria, appear in the neck, axillary lymph nodes may have swelling, in addition, there are patients with liver, spleen enlargement, oral, esophageal mucosal ulcer. A few patients may have neurological symptoms of aseptic meningitis, such as meningoencephalitis, peripheral neuritis and acute polyneuritis. Physical examination can find neck, pillow or axillary lymph node enlargement, skin rash and liver, spleen enlargement, oral and esophageal ulcers.

It usually appears in 2-6 weeks, which is relatively mild and easy to be ignored by everyone. It lasts for about 1-4 weeks and then it can heal itself. After having high-risk behaviors, many people have some symptoms, such as panic, restlessness, inattention, headache, sleep disorders, etc. all kinds of "AIDS phobia symptoms" appear, and some even want to end their lives, It's an extremely wrong idea, and it's also an idea of being irresponsible to yourself, your family and society.

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I would like to remind you that the initial symptoms of AIDS are generally not specific. The above symptoms may also be caused by other viruses that lead to the decline of immune function, or may be caused by psychological factors. Therefore, the diagnosis can not be made only based on the symptoms. If you do have high-risk behavior, should be early HIV antibody testing to determine whether to be infected.