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What are the symptoms of HIV in its early stages besides fever?

There are many early symptoms of AIDS, and they are confusing and should not be distinguished from common diseases, thus delaying detection and treatment. To summarize, the main symptoms of AIDS are as follows.

One is unexplained fever and night sweats.

The second is unexplained weakness, loss of appetite and other symptoms, and a lot of weight loss.


The third is diarrhea, which can occur many times a day with watery stool diarrhea and is not effective with anti-diarrhea medications.

Fourthly, there is a rash, where red dots may form on the skin or even in the mouth, but there is no pain or itching.

Fifth, enlarged lymph nodes, especially in the neck, armpits and groin are obvious, and the enlargement usually lasts for more than 3 months.

Sixth, male patients will have scaly patches and itching on the pubic area. Women will have gynecological symptoms such as vaginal itching, and treatment as a gynecological disease is ineffective.

Seven, some also have shortness of breath, dry cough, headache and blurred vision.

If you have engaged in high-risk behavior and are experiencing several of these symptoms, you need to go to the hospital promptly.

Don't scare yourself, many other minor illnesses can cause the early symptoms of HIV infection, and there is a high risk full four weeks to get tested!

There are many symptoms of AIDS, such as low-grade fever, joint pain, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes all over the body. However, these symptoms are not diagnostic, and if you suspect HIV infection, check for HIV antibodies for diagnosis. If you suspect HIV infection, check for HIV antibodies. Simply looking at the symptoms can only increase your fear for no reason.

The earliest may be a rash, as the virus first enters the body causing the immune system to trigger an allergic reaction.

In addition to the symptoms of fever in the early stage of AIDS, there will also be, for example, night sweats, that is to say, when we fall asleep secretly sweating, and then when we wake up and do not, which is called night sweats, and then there is fatigue, the whole body does not have the strength as well as the body thinning, and some people will also have chronic diarrhea and other symptoms. In addition, there can also be lymph node enlargement. Of course, relying on these can not be completely concluded that it is AIDS, but also need to go to the hospital for laboratory tests to determine whether it is or not. So don't be nervous about these symptoms. Must go to the regular hospital, through the doctor's examination to determine.

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