What are the initial symptoms of HIV?
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Whether or not you used protection is a good start...........
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The first symptom may be a small, painless pimple or lesion occurring on the penis or vagina. It is often unnoticed. The infection then spreads to the lymph nodes in the groin area and from there to the surrounding tissue. Complications may include inflamed and swollen lymph glands which may drain and bleed.The onset of symptoms varies widely. The initial lesion may appear from three to 30 days after exposure.
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),[1] the late stage of which leaves individuals prone to opportunistic infections and tumours. Although treatments for AIDS and HIV exist that slow the virus' progression, there is no known cure.
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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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I did a lil' research for you & came up with this...Hope it helps:\n\nThe only way to know if you are infected is to be tested for HIV infection. You cannot rely on symptoms to know whether or not you are infected. Many people who are infected with HIV do not have any symptoms at all for many years.\n\nThe following may be warning signs of HIV infection: \n\nrapid weight loss \ndry cough \nrecurring fever or profuse night sweats \nprofound and unexplained fatigue \nswollen lymph glands in the armpits, groin, or neck \ndiarrhea that lasts for more than a week \nwhite spots or unusual blemishes on the tongue, in the mouth, or in the throat \npneumonia \nred, brown, pink, or purplish blotches on or under the skin or inside the mouth, nose, or eyelids \nmemory loss, depression, and other neurological disorders
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Clinical presentation\n\nA person can be infected with the virus for weeks or months before any symptoms appear. Symptoms usually appear 4-7 weeks after infection, and may resemble strep throat or other bacterial or viral respiratory infections. These first signs of the disease are commonly confused with cold and flu symptoms. The typical symptoms and signs of mononucleosis are:\n\n    * Fever - this varies from mild to severe, but is seen in nearly all cases.\n    * Enlarged and tender lymph nodes - particularly the posterior cervical lymph nodes, on both sides of the neck.\n    * Sore throat - seen in nearly all patients with EBV-mononucleosis\n    * Fatigue (sometimes extreme fatigue)\n\nSome patients also display:\n\n    * Enlarged spleen (splenomegaly, which may lead to rupture) or liver (hepatomegaly)\n    * Abdominal pain\n    * Aching muscles\n    * Headache\n    * Loss of appetite\n    * Jaundice\n    * Depression\n    * Weakness\n    * Skin rash\n    * Dizziness or Disorientation\n    * Supra-Orbital Oedema (the eyes become puffy and swollen) may occur in the early stages of infection\n\nAfter an initial prodrome of 1-2 weeks, the fatigue of infectious mononucleosis often lasts from 1-2 months. The virus can remain dormant in the B cells indefinitely after symptoms have disappeared, and resurface at a later date. Many people exposed to the Epstein-Barr virus do not show symptoms of the disease, but carry the virus and can transmit it to others. This is especially true in children, in whom infection seldom causes more than a very mild illness which often goes undiagnosed. This feature, along with mono's long (4 to 6 week) incubation period, makes epidemiological control of the disease impractical. About 6% of people who have had infectious mononucleosis will relapse.
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You can be infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and have no symptoms at all. On average, it takes about 7 to 9 years for symptoms to develop. Most symptoms of AIDS are not caused directly by the HIV virus, but by an infection or other condition acquired due to the weakened immune system. Symptoms can include severe weight loss, fevers, headaches, drenching night sweats, fatigue, severe diarrhea, shortness of breath, and difficulty swallowing. The symptoms tend to last for weeks or months at a time and do not go away without treatment. Since these symptoms are commonly seen in other diseases, you can't assume any symptom is HIV/AIDS-related until you get laboratory tests. See a doctor if you think you may be at risk or if you have symptoms. \nYou might not know if you get infected by HIV. Some people get fever, headache, sore muscles and joints, stomach ache, swollen lymph glands, or a skin rash for one or two weeks. Most people think it's the flu. Some people have no symptoms. \nThe virus will multiply in your body for a few weeks or even months before your immune system responds. During this time, you won't test positive for HIV, but you can infect other people. \nWhen your immune system responds, it starts to make antibodies. When you start making antibodies, you will test positive for HIV. \nAfter the first flu-like symptoms, some people with HIV stay healthy for ten years or longer. But during this time, HIV is damaging your immune system. \nOne way to measure the damage to your immune system is to see how many CD4+ cells you have. These cells, also called "T-helper" cells, are an important part of the immune system. Healthy people have between 500 and 1,500 CD4+cells in milliliter of blood. \nWithout treatment, your CD4+ cell count will most likely go down. You might start having signs of HIV disease like fevers, night sweats, diarrhea, or swollen lymph nodes. If you have HIV disease, these problems will last more than a few days, and probably continue for several weeks.
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The symptoms are the appearance of the warts:  soft, fleshy growths that vary in size, are frequently painless and can be raised, pointed or flat. The warts may appear singly or in clusters.\n\nThe average incubation period, which begins immediately after the initial sexual contact with an infected person, is usually two to three months but can range from one to 20 months. However, when HPV is transmitted, the virus infects the top layers of the skin and can remain inactive for months or years before warts or other signs of HPV infection appear.\n\nNow if you are really referring to the warts in relation to HIV:\nThe incubation period may be a few days to several weeks. Flu-like symptoms are common in the first stage of infection.  Symptoms are often mistaken for symptoms of another viral infection, such as the flu or mononucleosis, and may include:\n\nAbdominal cramps, nausea, or vomiting. \nDiarrhea. \nEnlarged lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, and groin. \nFever. \nHeadache. \nMuscle aches and joint pain. \nSkin rash. \nSore throat. \nWeight loss.
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The Human Immunodeficiency Virus enters the body some way. When it enters the bloodstream it enters crucial immune response cells. Once these cells have been infected it seems like nothing is happening. When those initial cells are being attacked there is a response that is felt in some way. It takes about two weeks or 10-14 days for the initial cells to be destroyed. Cell upon cell coming into contact with virus but being destroyed. Think of rubbing your feet vigorously on a carpet and then touching metal. \n  Now think of the immune system like tracks in a recording studio or screens on a computer. These initial cells or this first track is still working but the cells are not as prominent. Now, the amazing immune system actually rebounds and track two starts working. This goes on and on and on until track two is lowered and then track three begins and so on.....   When the immune system has spent all its "tracks" then HIV progresses to what is called AIDS.
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HIV also directly attacks organs, such as the kidneys, the heart and the brain leading to acute renal failure, cardiomyopathy, dementia and encephalopathy. Many of the problems faced by people infected with HIV result from failure of the immune system to protect from opportunistic infections and cancers.
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People believe that HIV virus first originated from Africa.\nIn 1982 HIV virus was defined the first time in USA community.\nTwo men ( homo sexual ) were captured and brought to the hospital with strange symptom.\nA  scientist had done many research project to find out the role of this virus. \nHe drew the conclusion that virus HIV causes AIDS decease including some distinctive symptom
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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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first off i would like to say b4 u get AIDS u get HIV. u can have HIV for YEARS (ova a decade for some ppl) and the scary thing is HIV has NO SYMPTOMS. understand that clearly, the person will look and feel healthy but they are infectious, ie. during this asymtomatic phase they can pass on the virus. the HIV will develop into AIDS which can manifest in many ways.. loss of weight, repetitive infections (most common being THRUSH [vaginal and oral types]).\nthe reason is that when sumone has full blown AIDS they have a very weakened immune system and therefore are sitting ducks for infections. diseases u would ordinarily fight off with ease become life threatning. so as for symtoms, u will display the symptoms of the disease u have got at that moment. AIDS kills u because it renders u too weak to fight other diseases so AIDS patients will die because of TB, pneumonia and other opportunistic infections.\n\nHIV/AIDS IS A KILLER. for real. IT HAS NO CURE. the message of safe sex, EVERYTIME, is not there to bother its to protect. all it takes is one time without a rubber. remember u CANNOT TELL BY LOOKING if someone has HIV. and dont rely on jus asking and expecting an honest answer... ppl lie or they themselves may not know they have it... talk is cheap. i have personally seen AIDS patients, they die slowly. they end up being walking skeletons, its not pretty.\n\nfor anyone with misconceptions about HIV/AIDS, 1.get informed FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE for the cold facts\n2.condomise ALWAYS... be smart, stay safe...
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Some people don't have any symptoms, you can continue your life normal and not notice you are giving it to tons of people, that is why it is necessary to have blood tests.  \n\nYou have to understand theres is a difference between having HIV ( the virus)  and having AIDS ( the disease) . If you have AIDS that means you are  going to die if you get anything, even a cold could kill you. People that have the virus HIV sometimes don't even notice and keep on having unprotected sex which results in a lot of people contaminated. if you have HIV you can have a normal life with the proper medication.\n\nIf you have doubts go to your doctor and have an exam, there is no way around it.
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Causes: Unprotected sex with someone who's HIV positive, Blood transfusion with HIV Positive blood, sharing drug needles with an HIV positive person.\n\nEffects: Potential for Serious illness, compromised immune system, death due to complications from such illnesses. Also, effects include shame, fear, isolation, depression, and hesitancy to have children for fear of passing on the disease.
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be cautious.. avoid needles. always use a condom, even with oral sex. dont kiss anyone if you have any sores or cuts in your mouth, or if its in theirs. \n\nblood transfusions also can give you hiv, but thats rare.\n\njust be careful :)
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Though it's not been scientifcally reseached enough, a person exposed to HIV will usually develop a 2-3 day "conversion flu", symptoms seem similar to nausea, food poisoning or fever.  It's when the viral load can achieve its highest hold in the body before the immune system has a chance to kick in,