Friday, August 29, 2008

What are the later symptoms of HIV/AIDS?

  • Lack of energy
  • Weight loss
  • Frequent fevers and sweats
  • A thick, whitish coating of the tongue or mouth (thrush) that is caused by a yeast infection and sometimes accompanied by a sore throat
  • Severe or recurring vaginal yeast infections
  • Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease or severe and frequent infections like herpes zoster
  • Periods of extreme and unexplained fatigue that may be combined with headaches, lightheadedness, and/or dizziness
  • Rapid loss of more than 10 pounds of weight that is not due to increased physical exercise or dieting
  • Bruising more easily than normal


  • Long-lasting bouts of diarrhoea
  • Swelling or hardening of glands located in the throat, armpit, or groin
  • Periods of continued, deep, dry coughing
  • Increasing shortness of breath
  • The appearance of discoloured or purplish growths on the skin or inside the mouth
  • Unexplained bleeding from growths on the skin, from mucous membranes, or from any opening in the body
  • Recurring or unusual skin rashes
  • Severe numbness or pain in the hands or feet, the loss of muscle control and reflex, paralysis or loss of muscular strength
  • An altered state of consciousness, personality change, or mental deterioration
  • Children may grow slowly or fall sick frequently. HIV positive persons are also found to be more vulnerable to some cancers.

1 comment:

Michelle said...

Thank you for this information. I'm becoming more educated about other diseases since I have Fibromyalgia and I know I wish people were more familiar with what I have.