what are the early symptoms of an AIDS victim?
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Frequent flus, mild body aches, growth of hair like structures on the tongue.
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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 the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).[1] The late stage of the condition leaves individuals prone to opportunistic infections and tumors. Although treatments for AIDS and HIV exist to slow the virus's progression, there is no known cure. HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, preseminal fluid, and breast milk.[2][3] This transmission can come in the form of anal, vaginal or oral sex, blood transfusion, contaminated hypodermic needles, exchange between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, or other exposure to one of the above bodily fluids.\n\nMost researchers believe that HIV originated in sub-Saharan Africa during the twentieth century;[4] it is now a pandemic, with an estimated 38.6 million people now living with the disease worldwide.[5] As of January 2006, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized on June 5, 1981, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. In 2005 alone, AIDS claimed an estimated 2.4–3.3 million lives, of which more than 570,000 were children.[5] A third of these deaths are occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, retarding economic growth and destroying human capital. Antiretroviral treatment reduces both the mortality and the morbidity of HIV infection, but routine access to antiretroviral medication is not available in all countries.[6] HIV/AIDS stigma is more severe than that associated with other life-threatening conditions and extends beyond the disease itself to providers and even volunteers involved with the care of people living with HIV.\n\nTAKE CARE AND GOOD LUCK !
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Signs and Symptoms of Caffeine Intoxication or Abuse\n \nnervousness, headache, increased heart rate, anxiety,            upset stomach, irregular heartbeat,  irritability, GI irritation, elevated blood pressure,  agitation, heartburn, increased cholesterol, tremors, diarrhea, nutritional deficiencies, insomnia, fatigue, poor concentration, depression, dizziness, bed wetting.\n \nCaffeine Withdrawal Symptoms\n \nheadache, constipation, runny nose, craving,                            anxiety, nausea, irritability, nervousness, vomiting, insomnia, shakiness, cramps, fatigue, dizziness, ringing in the ears, depression, drowsiness, feeling hot and cold, apathy,           inability to concentrate\n\n                                                      ****\n\nMany disorders of the human immune system fall into two broad categories that are characterized by:\n\nWeakened immune response: \n\nThere are 'congenital' (inborn) and 'acquired' forms of immunodeficiency, characterized by an attenuated response. Chronic granulomatous disease, in which phagocytes have trouble destroying pathogens, is an example of the former, while AIDS ("Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome"), an infectious disease caused by the HIV virus that destroys CD4+ T cells, is an example of the latter. Immunosuppressive medication intentionally induces an immunodeficiency in order to prevent rejection of transplanted organs. \n\nOverzealous immune response: \n\nOn the other end of the scale, an overactive immune system figures in a number of other disorders, particularly autoimmune disorders such as lupus erythematosus, type I diabetes (sometimes called "juvenile onset diabetes"), multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis. In these, the immune system fails to properly distinguish between self and non-self, and attacks a part of the patient's own body. Other examples of overzealous immune responses in disease include hypersensitivities, such as allergies and asthma. \n\nOther factors that affect immune response:\n \nMany factors can also contribute to the general weakening of the immune system:\n\nMalnutrition (unbalanced diet / poor eating habits that cause a lack of vitamins, minerals and Polyphenol antioxidants) \nAlcohol abuse \nDrug abuse either intravenous or other. (Appears related to associated factors i.e. poor diet, use of infected/dirty needles, poor exercise, stress/depression) \nMedications (particularly the use of anti-cancer drugs, corticosteroids, and antibiotics); \nRadiation \n\nExposure to certain environmental toxins, whether naturally occurring or from pollution. These include: \nCigarette smoke \nStress/Depression - Research shows that psychological stress can greatly increase your susceptibility to colds and other viral diseases, namely through an increase in serum corticosteroid levels \nAge - Ability of the immune system to respond is decreased at early and old age. \nDecrease ability to heal due to disease or medications (i.e. Diabetes, corticosteroids, immune suppressant drugs), causing constant exposure to infectious agents without natural defense (intact skin) \nInadequate sleep at the Delta brain wave level. According to a sleep study, we need 4 hours of Delta sleep every night \nLack of exercise as well as excessive exercise resulting in physiological stress \nLong-term weightlessness \n\nDiseases either infectious or other causing more depression on the immune system like: \nCancer, and hematological malignancy (such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma) in particular. \nDiabetes Mellitus \nCystic fibrosis \nLupus Erythematosus \nNephrotic syndrome \nViral infections i.e. viral respiratory infections then allowing for bacterial pneumonia to develop. \nHIV \nUlcerative colitis \nBulimia (due to malnutrition, stress, depression). \nSickle-cell disease. \nLiver disease / cirrhosis \nCushing's syndrome \nProtects \nHuntington's Chorea
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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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the symptoms of aids are frequent fever, diarrhoea about more than twice a week, and infection of various types. \n\nthe symptom of which you mentioned in the question is obviously not of aids. it can be of schyfilis of a chancre developing. but it csn be more of a muscular pain developed when you are trying to masturbbate. so wait for a wee, see if the pain resolves; and if it coes not then you must visit the doctor.
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There are no outward, easily visible symptoms specific to HIV.  The only way to know if you have HIV is through a test (blood or otherwise) which specifically tests for HIV.\n\nThere have been reports of severe flu-like symptoms shortly after seroconversion (that is, contracting HIV) but those symptoms can not be relied upon for a diagnosis. Chances are, if you have flu-like symptoms, you have the flu.\n\nSince HIV only affects the immune system and weakens it, I suppose one could say that that "symptom" is constant.
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Don't treat them like the Plague.  Be supportive and listen to their fears.  If they're full blown status, run errands for them if they're too weak, cook them meals, read the Bible with them to give them peace.\n\nIf they're just HIV stage, don't fret, they'll be healthy for years if they take care of themselves.  \n\nGood luck and pray.
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Sounds like you have AIDS
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SYMPTOMS OF HIV INFECTION\nMany people do not have any symptoms when they first become infected with HIV. Some people, however, have a flu-like illness within a month or two after exposure to the virus. This illness may include\n\n\nFever \nHeadache \nTiredness \nEnlarged lymph nodes (glands of the immune system easily felt in the neck and groin \nThese symptoms usually disappear within a week to a month and are often mistaken for those of another viral infection. During this period, people are very infectious, and HIV is present in large quantities in genital fluids. \n\nMore persistent or severe symptoms may not appear for 10 years or more after HIV first enters the body in adults, or within two years in children born with HIV infection. This period of "asymptomatic" infection is highly individual. Some people may begin to have symptoms within a few months, while others may be symptom-free for more than 10 years. \n\nEven during the asymptomatic period, the virus is actively multiplying, infecting, and killing cells of the immune system. The most obvious effect of HIV infection is a decline in the number of CD4 positive T cells (also called T4 cells) found in the blood -- the immune system's key infection fighters. At the beginning of its life in the human body, the virus disables or destroys these cells without causing symptoms. \n\nAs the immune system worsens, a variety of complications start to take over. For many people, the first signs of infection are large lymph nodes or "swollen glands" that may be enlarged for more than three months. Other symptoms often experienced months to years before the onset of AIDS include \nLack of energy \nWeight loss \nFrequent fevers and sweats \nPersistent or frequent yeast infections (oral or vaginal) \nPersistent skin rashes or flaky skin \nPelvic inflammatory disease in women that does not respond to treatment \nShort-term memory loss \nSome people develop frequent and severe herpes infections that cause mouth, genital, or anal sores, or a painful nerve disease called shingles. Children may grow slowly or be sick a lot. \nAIDS\nThe term AIDS applies to the most advanced stages of HIV infection. CDC developed official criteria for the definition of AIDS and is responsible for tracking the spread of AIDS in the United States. \n\nCDC's definition of AIDS includes all HIV-infected people who have fewer than 200 CD4 positive T cells (abbreviated CD4+ T cells) per cubic millimeter of blood (Healthy adults usually have CD4 positive T-cell counts of 1,000 or more.). In addition, the definition includes 26 clinical conditions that affect people with advanced HIV disease. Most of these conditions are opportunistic infections that generally do not affect healthy people. In people with AIDS, these infections are often severe and sometimes fatal because the immune system is so ravaged by HIV that the body cannot fight off certain bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and other microbes. \n\nSymptoms of opportunistic infections common in people with AIDS include \nCoughing and shortness of breath \nSeizures and lack of coordination \nDifficult or painful swallowing \nMental symptoms such as confusion and forgetfulness \nSevere and persistent diarrhea \nFever \nVision loss \nNausea, abdominal cramps, and vomiting \nWeight loss and extreme fatigue \nSevere headaches \nComa \nChildren with AIDS may get the same opportunistic infections as do adults with the disease. In addition, they also have severe forms of the bacterial infections all children may get, such as conjunctivitis (pink eye), ear infections, and tonsillitis. \n\nPeople with AIDS are particularly prone to developing various cancers, especially those caused by viruses such as Kaposi's sarcoma and cervical cancer, or cancers of the immune system known as lymphomas. These cancers are usually more aggressive and difficult to treat in people with AIDS. Signs of Kaposi's sarcoma in light-skinned people are
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HIV can be in your body for up to 12 years before starting to replicate, some symptomes could start as flu like symptoms so it's good if you check with your doctor, for any concerns that you might have.
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Hey, No need to worry this much .. Chance of getting HIV in your case is very less may be less than 1 % . Chlamidia is more present in people and very easy to catch . That doesn't mean you will have HIV also .Also when you get HIV , more than 90% people will get symptoms like high fever,swollen lymph nodes etc during primary infection . I know some people who has chlamydia , They were free from HIV . I am sure your result will be negative . Just be happy ..
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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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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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please try to be more clear in your question... anyway if what you mean is immune deficiency syndrome...then i tell you that the most important symptom is recurrent infections.\nand i advise you to visit a doctor and ask him face to face.\ncause these immunodeficiencies come in wide varity of symptoms and signs.
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I believe the first ever AIDS that happend... Was in West Africa, where a man was bitten (in 1959), I think a chimp (not %100 sure) well they have a SIDS, which is exacly like AIDS, but it affects them... He didn't know he had it, and had unprotective sex, and that is the first thing that got it started to spread back then...
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Have a test done at a medical clinic.  There are a lot of clinics that will do them for free, such as Planned Parenthood or local health departments.  Many people with early HIV infection do not have symptoms.  No one who thinks they might have HIV should give blood or expose others to their bodily fluids until they know that they aren't infected.  Exposing other people to an infected person's bodily fluids could cause those others to become infected with HIV as well.
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WARNING: Do not use Yahoo! Answers as a medical diagnosis tool.  Always consult your doctor.\n\nWithin 7-10 days of intially being infected with HIV, most individuals (80 to 90 %) develop an acute syndrome characterised by flu-like symptoms of fever, malaise, lymphadenopathy, pharyngitis, headache, myalgia, and sometimes a rash (Kahn and Walker, 1998). Within an average of three weeks after transmission of HIV-1, a broad HIV-1 specific immune response occurs that includes seroconversion. Because of the nonspecific nature of these illnesses, it is often not recognized as a sign of HIV infection. Even if patients go to their doctors or a hospital, they will often be misdiagnosed as having one of the more common infectious diseases with the same symptoms. Since not all patients develop it, and since the same symptoms can be caused by many other common diseases, it cannot be used as an indicator of HIV infection. However, recognizing the syndrome is important because the patient is much more infectious during this period.\n\nHIV is transmitted various ways:\n Sexual route. The majority of HIV infections are acquired through unprotected sexual relations. Sexual transmission occurs when there is contact between sexual secretions of one partner with the rectal, genital or mouth mucous membranes of another. The probability of transmission per act is between 1 in 53 to 1 in 10,000 for the case of receptive vaginal sex (Pilcher et al., 2004), 1 in 8000 in the case of insertive vaginal sex, 1 in 1000 in the case of insertive anal sex, and between 1 in 100 to 1 in 30 in the case of receptive anal sex.\n\nBlood or blood product route. This transmission route is particularly important for intravenous drug users, hemophiliacs and recipients of blood transfusions and blood products. Health care workers (nurses, laboratory workers, doctors, etc) are also concerned, although more rarely. Also concerned by this route are people who give and receive tattoos and piercings.\n\nMother-to-child route. The transmission of the virus from the mother to the child can occur in utero during the last weeks of pregnancy and at childbirth. Breast feeding also presents a risk of infection for the baby. In the absence of treatment, the transmission rate between the mother and child was 20%. However, where treatment is available, combined with the availability of Cesarian section, this has been reduced to 1%.\n\nHIV has been found in the saliva, tears and urine of infected individuals, but due to the low concentration of virus in these biological liquids, the risk is considered to be negligible.\n\nAIDS is the most severe manifestation of infection with HIV. Acute HIV infection progresses over time to clinical latent HIV infection and then to early symptomatic HIV infection and later, to AIDS, which is identified on the basis of certain infections.\n\nYou can get HIV at-home test kits at Walgreen's.