Post Date May, 13 2023
Symptoms of infection with AIDS AIDS is an infectious disease for which there is no 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 "dangerous behaviors" (mainly unsafe sexual behaviors, such as prostitution, sexual contact with multiple people, anal sex, etc.; sharing dirty needles for intravenous drug use; accepting potentially contaminated blood or blood products; using needles that are not strictly disinfected or other devices that may cause bleeding, such as razors, ear piercing needles and tattoo devices; giving birth to pregnant women infected with AIDS virus, etc.).
When the AIDS virus 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 appears completely normal. They can work and live without any symptoms for a few years. People who have been infected with AIDS virus will have symptoms after an average of 7 to 10 years.
In a few weeks (4-8 weeks) after infection with AIDS virus, some acute early symptoms may appear, such as swollen lymph nodes, rashes, night sweats, headache, cough, and some are similar to the common cold. If you are infected with AIDS, there will be some symptoms in the early stage. Let's take a look at some aspects of the early symptoms of AIDS:
1. General symptoms of AIDS
Persistent fever, night sweating, weakness, superficial lymph node enlargement throughout the body, weight loss within three months can reach over 10%, with a maximum reduction of 40%. The patient's weight loss is particularly pronounced.
2. Gastrointestinal symptoms
Loss of appetite, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and in severe cases, bloody stools. The drugs commonly used to treat gastrointestinal infections are ineffective in treating this type of diarrhea.
3. Neurological symptoms
Dizziness, headache, slow reaction, intellectual decline, mental disorders, convulsions, hemiplegia, dementia, etc.
4. Skin and mucosal damage
Diffuse papules, herpes zoster, oral and pharyngeal 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 from the above that the symptoms of AIDS are very complex, and it is the right choice to accurately diagnose AIDS and go to a regular hospital for examination.
