
Signs You May Have H.I.V Without Knowing – About
36.7 million people worldwide are currently living with H.I.V, and 1.8
million of those infected are children who contracted the disease from
their mothers according to AIDS.gov. A shocking one in eight people who
have AIDS do not even know they have it yet – are you one of them? While
there is no cure for H.I.V AIDS, if detected early on, antiretroviral
treatments, or ART, can keep the disease at bay and allow carriers to
lead a fairly normal life. The only way to know for sure whether you
have contracted H.I.V is to be tested for it.
Here Are Signs You May Have HIV Without Knowing
1. Fever
One of the first signs of ARS might be a mild fever, up to about 102 degrees F.
In
case you experience the fever, you may also often experience other
generally mellow side-effects, such as sore throat, swelling of the
lymph organs, weakness etc.
2. Fatigue
One
of the inflammatory responses of your overwhelmed immune system is the
feeling of tiredness and lethargy. Fatigue can be an early sign of HIV,
but a later one as well.
3. Throbbing muscles, joint torment, swollen lymph hubs
Lymph
hubs are part of the body’s insusceptible framework and are usually
kindled in case of a disease. The most part of them is placed in the
armpit, the neck and the crotch.
ARS is often confused for the seasonal cold virus, mononucleosis or another viral infectivity, even hepatitis or syphilis.
4. Sore throat and headache
According to Dr. Horberg, sore throat and headache are frequently recognized as ARS only in context.
One
should be aware that the body still hasn’t produced antibodies to HIV,
so an antibody test may not pick it up (the antibodies of HIV can be
seen in a blood test from a few weeks to few months). One should find
some other test options, like the one that detects viral RNA, usually
within 9 days of the infections.
5. Skin rash
Skin rashes can be both early and late HIV/AIDS signs.
6. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Around
30% to 60% of the people in the early stages of HIV deal with
short-term nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, Dr.Malvestutto says.
7. Weight reduction
Called
“guides squandering”, weight reduction is a sign of more propelled
illness and can vary between a minor weight reduction to extreme
looseness of the bowels.
8. Dry cough
Ron
first noticed that something was wrong with him because of the dry
cough. But, he thought it was some kind of allergy. According to
Dr.Malvestutto, this cough is typical for patients of HIV who are very
ill and could be going on for weeks, with you not seeing the way in
which it would be resolved.
9. Pneumonia
Weight reduction
and the hack might be a forecast of a genuine disease caused by a germ
that wouldn’t cause any troubles if the invulnerable framework was
working properly. Other opening diseases include toxoplasmosis, a
parasitic contamination that affects the mind; a kind of herpes
infection known as cytomegalovirus and yeast contaminations, like thrush
for example.
10. Night sweats
Around
50% of people get night sweats in the early stages of HIV infection,
Dr. Malvestutto explains. In the later stages, they become even more
common and aren’t related to exercise or the room temperature.
11. Nail changes
Another sign
of HIV contamination are nail changes, such as clubbing (bending and
thickening of the nails), staining (dark lines or chestnut lines, placed
vertically or on a level plane).
This is mostly
the case because of some infectious disease, like Candida for example.
According to Dr.Malvestutto, patients with worn out insusceptible
frameworks are feebler to contagious contaminations.
12. Yeast infections
A fungal infection common in the later stages is thrush, mouth infection that is a result of Candida, which is a kind of yeast.
According
to Dr.Malvestutto, it is one of the commonest funguses that cause yeast
infection in women. Most frequently, they appear in the mouth, or the
esophagus, and cause difficulties when swallowing.
13. Perplexity or trouble concentrating
Another
sign of HIV-related dementia can be subjective issues, which appear
mostly in the later stages of the disease. Perplexity and trouble
concentrating aside, the AIDS-related dementia may also include problems
with the memory and the behavior, like bitterness or irritability.
14. Cold sores or genital herpes
Oral
herpes (cold sores) and genital herpes are an indication of both ARS
and HIV in the late stages. Having herpes can also represent a risk
factor for contracting HIV, since genital herpes may cause ulcer and
thus make it easier for the HIV to enter the body during s.ex. Also,
people who have HIV usually have more severe herpes outbreaks more
frequently because their immune system is weaker.
15. Shivering and shortcoming
Deadness
and shivering in the feet and hands are also a sigh of HIV, in its
later stages. The symptom is called fringe neuropathy, and it can also
happen to people with uncontrolled diabetes.
Dr.Malvestutto
explains that at this point the nerves are quite harmed. This can be
treated with the help of over-the-counter distress relievers and
anti-seizure medications, like Neurontin (gabapentin) is.
16. Menstrual irregularities
HIV disease in its late stages increases the risk of menstrual irregularities, like fewer and lighter periods.
There’s
a link between the HIV infection and the earlier menopause (47 to 48
years for infected women and 49 to 51 years for uninfected women).
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