The first symptoms of AIDS infection include malaise, fever, dry cough, and sore throat, which often resemble cold symptoms, last for about 14 days, and can appear for 3 to 6 weeks. HIV infection.
Contamination usually occurs through risky behaviors, where there has been intimate contact without a condom or exchange of needles contaminated with the HIV virus.The virus test should be performed 40 to 60 days after the risk behavior, because before this time the test may not detect the presence of the virus in the blood.
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The main signs and symptoms of AIDS occur between 8 and 10 years after HIV infection or in certain situations in which the immune system is weakened and weakened, so the signs and symptoms can be:
These symptoms usually occur when the HIV virus is present in large amounts in the body and defense cells are very few compared to a healthy adult individual.In addition, at this stage when the disease is showing symptoms, opportunistic diseases such as viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, pneumonia, toxoplasmosis or cytomegalovirus are usually present because the immune system is depressed.
But about 2 weeks after contact with the HIV virus, the person may experience symptoms that go unnoticed, such as low fever and discomfort.See the full list of these first aids symptoms.
To know if you are infected with HIV, you need to determine whether or not you have engaged in risky behavior, such as sex without a condom or sharing contaminated needles, and be aware of symptoms such as fever, malaise, sore throat, and dryness. cough.
After 40 to 60 days of risky behavior, it is recommended to do a blood test to find out if you are infected with HIV and re-test after 3 and 6 months, because even if you have no symptoms, you may have been infected.Also, if you still have questions about what to do if you suspect you have AIDS or when to test, read What to do if you suspect you have AIDS.
AIDS is a disease that does not cure and therefore its treatment must be done for life, being the main objective of the treatment strengthen the immune system and fight the virus, controlling and reducing its blood amount.
Ideally, start HIV treatment before the onset of AIDS, which can be done with a cocktail with different antiretroviral drugs, such as Efavirenz, Lamivudine and Viread, which are provided free of charge by the government, as well as all the tests necessary to assess disease progression and viral load.