Protecting Yourself and Others: Essential Facts about HIV Symptoms
Acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic, which is a life-threatening condition caused by
the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It damages your immune system as a
result your body loses the ability to fight against infection and disease. HIV
is a communicable disease and a sexually transmitted infection (STI). It can
also get spread by infected injection and is mostly spread through people who
take drugs with the same needles or share the same needles. It also transfers
from the mother to the child during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. If
you do not take any HIV medicine then it may take years to weaken your immune
system to the point that you have AIDS.
In the treatment of HIV Tenvir
300 mg Tablet is used and its generic name is Tenofovir Disoproxil
Fumarate. It has several side effects so at the beginning of the treatment
discuss all the risks and benefits. This medicine is not recommended for the
pregnant or breastfeeding women because it will affect your baby. Always
compare the price before buying, because most of the time the online price is
less than the local store. Also, during treatment avoid drinking alcohol for
better recovery.
Symptoms
The symptoms of HIV is depend on
the stage of infection.
Primary Stage of Infection
In this stage when people
infected by HIV develop a flu-like symptoms within 2 to 4 weeks after the virus
enters in the body. These flu-like symptoms are also known as Acute HIV
infection and may last for a few weeks after getting infected. Possible
symptoms that will be seen in patients:
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches and joint pain
- Rash
- Sore throat and painful mouth sores
- Swollen lymph glands on the neck
- Diarrhea
- Weight loss
- Cough
- Night sweats
These symptoms will not seen or
can be so mild that you do not even notice. However, the amount of virus
present in your bloodstream is in large amounts at this time. As a result, the
infection spreads more easily from the primary stage to the next stage.
Clinical Latent Infection
(Chronic HIV)
In this stage, HIV infects white
blood cells and is present in the body too. However, many people may not notice
any symptoms in this stage. This stage can last for several years if you take
antiretroviral therapy (ART). Some people develop much sooner.
Symptomatic HIV Infection
As the virus continues spreading,
multiply, and kill your immune system cells (the cells that help your body to
fight against bacteria and germs). It may develop some mild infections or
chronic signs and symptoms such as:
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Swollen lymph nodes (First symptoms signs of
HIV infection)
- Diarrhea
- Weight loss
- Oral yeast infection (thrush)
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
- Pneumonia
There is one more medicine used
in the treatment of HIV, Tenofovir
Alafenamide 25mg Tablets and its brand name is Tafero. This
medicine is so powerful that pregnant or breastfeeding women should not use or
touch this medicine because it gets absorbed by your skin and lungs and causes
problems. Always try to follow the doctor's prescription for fast and better
recovery.
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