AIDS Symptoms
What is AIDS?
Without treatment, it may take a matter of months or years for HIV to weaken the immune system beyond repair. The progression of HIV to the late stage is referred to as AIDS, or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. This last stage of an HIV infection means that the body’s immune system is severely damaged, leaving it more susceptible to other infections that it would otherwise be able to fight off if it were not compromised and damaged. As such, it is not uncommon for individuals with AIDS to frequently get colds, flus or fungal infections.
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AIDS symptoms
Symptoms men and women with AIDS may experience include:
- Persistent diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Rapid weight loss
- Fatigue
- Sores or ulcers in the mouth
- Recurring fever
- Recurring chills
- Recurring night sweats
- Shortness of breath
- Coughing
- Persistent or prolonged swelling of the lymph nodes
- Memory loss, confusion or neurological disorders
Women may also experience the following as a result of AIDS:
- Vaginal infections, like yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
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- "Comprehensive, Up-to-date Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention from the University of California San Francisco." Ophthalmic Manifestations of HIV. http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kb-04-01-12
- "Symptoms of HIV." HIV.gov. https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/about-hiv-and-aids/symptoms-of-hiv
- "Symptoms and Stages of HIV Infection." AVERT. https://www.avert.org/about-hiv-aids/symptoms-stages
- "AIDSSigns and Symptoms." UCSF Medical Center. https://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions/aids/signs_and_symptoms.html
Medically Reviewed by J. Frank Martin JR., MD on June 18, 2019
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