what are the symptoms of aids?
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There are no symptoms usually until years have gone by with the disease. Of course, as you specified, once it becomes AIDS, you may experience night sweats, get sick easily, prolonged illness, feeling weak, your skin will probably have an odd tone to it, and more. You really can't determine if you have AIDS though unless you get tested. Also, don't try to diagnose yourself because these symptoms could easily be confused with other health issues. If you're concerned about yourself or someone you know, please get tested soon. No  matter the outcome, you'll have more peace of mind and be more responsible.
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If you have HIV in it's early stages, it's near impossible to detect without going t the doctor to get a blood teat. BUT if you have AIDS, it may be easier to detect. AIDS is the last stage of the HIV and is marked by repeated viruses and infections due to the weakening of our immune systems. But at the same time, ither diseases and viruses may result in susceptibility to infection of viruses. Blood tests are always the best choice in detection methods. Don't hesitate, it's your life and you make the calls.
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The first symptoms tend to be either the development of Kaposi's Sarcoma, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (a rare kind of pneumonia that only affects immunocompromised people), and oral thrush (a yeast infection in the mouth). Also, having an illness that just won't seem to go away can be a sign. If you suspect you have AIDS, see a doctor right away.
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As others have said, HIV/AIDS is contracted through an exchange of bodily fluids...so, a person with HIV/AIDS would have to have their blood, saliva, breast milk, vaginal fluids, semen, etc. enter the bloodstream of another person or enter their system through an orifice, through a wound that leads to the blood stream, through a tear duct, etc. \n\nDepth isn't so much an issue as is the question of whether the infected person is bleeding or leaking a bodily fluid, and where that fluid comes into contact with another. \n\nIf you are worried about a specific incident, I suggest visiting the website for the "Center for Disease Control," or "The National AIDS Fund," or speaking with your health care provider or a member of your local HIV/AIDS testing agency.
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AIDS\nCHICKEN POX(varicella)\nDENGUE FEVER\nCOMMON COLD\nSARS
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Hello:\nThis is in response to your question posted about symptoms of HIV. I treat a lot of patients with HIV and AIDS. There is a difference. Being HIV positive means simply that you have been exposed to the virus and infected. More often than not, people have no symptoms at all. There is a syndrome called "acute retroviral syndrome" which can occur weeks to a few months after being infected. The symptoms are like having a flu. Fever, swollen lymph nodes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, malaise, sore throat, muscle and joint aches, and a diffuse rash on the body however, this resolves soon and the person thinks he/she just had a flu or bad cold. Most HIV patients have no symptoms until their T-cell CD4 counts get below a certain number and their viral load (the number of copies of virus in 1 ml of blood) rises above a certain number. When these two things happen, the patient will begin to develop symptoms, ie. more colds, more viral infections, pneumonia, bronchitis, yeast infections, thrush, skin rashes. Then there is what are called "AIDS-defining illnesses". Examples include esophageal "thrush", pneumocystis pneumonia ("PCP"), kaposi sarcoma (a type of skin cancer that are deep purple in color) just to name a few.  The only real way you know if you have HIV is to have the HIV 1&2 antibody test done by your physician. This can be done by blood draw, or more simply a swab of your mouth/saliva. If positive, then the doc will check your viral load and T-cell counts. Usually symptoms do not start appearing until the T-lymphocyte cell count falls below 200. HIV is not a death sentence like it was originally. Most people infected with HIV back in the early 80's to mid 90's went on to develop full blown AIDS due to lack of anti-retroviral drugs. Currently, the are many HIV drugs that target the virus replication, entry into the T-cells, ability of virus to form its protein coat, and some others that act in a different manner that are in the drug pipeline but not currently available. Rarely in the United States do you see AIDS defining illnesses and people are living much longer now. I have a patient I treat who was diagnosed in 1988 and he is still very much alive and kicking thanks to the many drug cocktails available to keep the virus at bay. In fact, the virus is undetectable in his bloodstream now and his T-cell counts are back to normal.\nI hope this helped answer your questions.\nRegards, \nWarren Shaffer, M.D.
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AIDS is a combination of so many symptoms caused by HIV virus.so AIDS does nt mutate but HIV virus mutates.tho it does mutates,it can change only a part of its properties that too which make them stonger to survive.If they mutated so that they could survive in air,they would have created a major disaster for us.usually they die on explosure to air.
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There are a lot of symptoms that can be associated with HIV and/or AIDS, but the only way to be completely sure is to get tested.
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AIDS is the final stage of the HIV virus. You contract HIV, not AIDS.\n\nAt first there may not be any symptoms at all. The virus can live in the body without showing any symptoms for up to 10 years untreated. Symptoms do not seriously begin to develop until the virus has moved into the AIDS stage, which is the final stage of HIV infection. Within this stage, symptoms include:\n\n Mild: fatigue, unexplained weight loss, mild fever, diarrhea, and sore throat.\n Severe: loss of appetite, skin diseases, night sweats, and deterioration of mucous membranes.\n\n The best bet is to get tested regularly if you engage in risky sexual activity, or use injection drugs. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact your local department of public health. Free testing is available, as well as risk reduction, and post-infection counseling.
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Here is the CDC surveillance data. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2004report/default.htm\n\nBear in mind that AIDS and HIV are SEPARATE conditions. It's a lot of data, so sort through it carefully.
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you dont know you have it intill like a year. you start to lose a lot of wieght. You couch a lot and breath heavy and when you talk you couch a lot. i only know this because i watched this video with a 16 year old boy who had aids. he had it for 5 years. when he was 13 he found out. he wasnt doing anything with any body but he got blood transferd to him for another person who had aids that did know he had aids and the 16 year old boy didnt know that blood had aids in it. thats how he got it. but if you think you have it you should go to a doctor because thats the best thing to do. we really dont know,only the doctors and you can trust them. GOOD LUCK! =)
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Aids is a disease that is spread through intercourse with different partners during sexual acts, or sharing dirty infected needles for drug useage, or even from bodily fluids being exchanged...
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It can transmit HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDs.
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An HIV patient has the virus, but doesn't have the symptoms of AIDS yet, while in an AIDS patient the disease is already noticeable.
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a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which kills or impairs cells of the immune system and progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. HIV is most commonly spread by sexual contact with an infected partner. The term AIDS applies to the most advanced stages of an HIV infection.
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Hi!!\n\n"HIV is the virus that may causes AIDS. HIV belongs to a subset of viruses called retroviruses or slow virus. \n\n\n \nThis is because it is a progressive disease. HIV is entered through the body through the mucous membranes or thru blood to blood contact. \n\n\nOnce you get the virus it slowly begins to attack the immune system, killing off healthy immune system cells. The deterioration and destruction of immune function leads to AIDS. \n\n\nAIDS is the final stage of the HIV infection. A person is said to have AIDS when the cd4 counts drops below 200 and or a person has 1 or more opportunistic infections. The OIs, as they are called, are normal infections that a healthy person would be able to fight off. \n\n\nThe four stages of the HIV infection are as follows: \n\n\n1) The period following infection is called the window. It is called this because it reflect the window of time between infection and that which antibodies are devlop in a person. The HIV test looks for antibodies not the virus. \n\n\n2) The second stage is called seroconversion. This is when the body begins to develop lots of antibodies to fight off the virus in the body. During this period a person may have flu like sympton. Also during this period is said to be very infectious. \n\n\n3) The third stage is called symptom free. During this period a person may have no sympton what so ever. This can last any where from 6 months to well over ten years. The medical world is not sure why some people are living sympton free for so long. \n\n\n4) The final stage is called AIDS. This is the period when TCELL drop to below 200 and the OI"S are present. \n\n\nSo, as we see, HIV is a infection that will leads to AIDS. \n\n\nThe body immune system is slowly being attacked until it is destroyed and can't fight off infections. Once this happens a person is said to have AIDS. AIDS is the final stage."\n\nI hope the above answers your question.\n\n>>> Naveen Kumar
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You can find a complete answer to your question at:\n\nwww.aids.about.com