Question

Symptoms of AIDS

Answer 1

The symptoms of HIV include:

1. Loss of body weight by 10%
2. Chronic diarrhoea for longer than one month.
3. Prolonged fever for more than one month.
4. Loss of appetite (Anorexia)
5. Lesions in skin with pus formation.
6. General dermatitis
7. Recurrent herpes zoster
8. Ulcerating infections of mouth or genitals
9. Persistent cough for longer than one month
10. Night sweating
11. Violet patches on chest region
12. Swelling of lymph nodes
13. Generalized Kaposi Sarcoma which affects the skin and blood vessels.
14. Difficulty in swallowing
15. Change in vision
16. Altered tastes
17. Receding gums
18. Infection of Central Nervous System (CNS) leading to loss of memory.
19. Fatigue
20. Bruising, bleeding, sores and headaches.