Post Date June, 30 2023
AIDS is an infectious disease without effective treatment, so prevention should be given priority. If you suspect that you are infected with AIDS, You can first review whether you have ever had AIDS "dangerous behavior" (mainly refers to unsafe sexual behavior, such as prostitution, contact with multiple human beings, anal sex, etc.; sharing dirty needles for intravenous drug use; accepting potentially contaminated blood or blood products; using razors, ear acupuncture, tattoo devices and other needles or other devices that are not strictly disinfected that may cause bleeding; pregnant women infected with HIV giving birth, etc.).
After HIV enters the human body, it will not make the human body feel abnormal soon. In the first few years, there may be no symptoms and the appearance looks completely normal. They can work and live for several years without any symptoms. It takes an average of 7-10 years for people infected with HIV to develop symptoms.
Some acute early symptoms, such as Lymphadenopathy, rash, night sweat, headache, cough, etc. It may occur in a few weeks (4-8 weeks) of HIV infection, some similar to the Common cold. If you are infected with AIDS, some symptoms will appear in the early stage, then let's take a look at several aspects of the early symptoms of AIDS:
1. General symptoms of AIDS
Persistent fever, night sweat, weakness, superficial Lymphadenopathy of the whole body, more than 10% weight loss within three months, up to 40%, especially in patients.
2、 Gastrointestinal symptoms
Loss of appetite, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and in severe cases, bloody stools. This type of diarrhea is commonly used as a medication to treat gastrointestinal infections.
3. Neurological symptoms
Dizziness, headache, slow reaction, intellectual loss, mental disorders, convulsions, hemiplegia, dementia, etc.
4. Skin and mucosal damage
Diffuse papules, Shingles, oropharyngeal mucositis and ulceration.
5. Tumor
Multiple malignant tumors can occur, and Kaposi's sarcoma located on the surface of the body can show red or purplish red patches, papules, and infiltrating masses.
It can be seen that the symptoms of AIDS are very complex. The correct choice is to accurately diagnose AIDS and go to a regular hospital for examination.
