Tracking Early After-Infection HIV Symptoms

HIV symptoms are most of the time very hard to track. They either do not show up initially, or even if they do, it becomes so late that they go beyond disease management and any kind of symptomatic treatment. In absence of substantial HIV symptoms, the patients with HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection are hence, considered as asymptomatic. So, how to know whether a person is infected with the deadly virus or not? Testing or undergoing ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) is the only way to know for sure that if there is any latent HIV symptom in the system.

Following is a comprehensive list of HIV symptoms that can be associated with this type of viral infection:

Acute After-Infection HIV Symptoms
These category of HIV symptoms comprise an assortment of non-specific, indistinct and vague symptoms. Some of them are:

• Rapid weight loss
• Recurring fever and profuse night sweats
• Pneumonia
• Headache, muscle, and joint pain
• Sore throat
• Profound and unexplained fatigue
• Memory loss, acute depression, and other neurological disorders such as untimely dementia

HIV Symptoms of The Immune System
In HIV infection, the entire immune system, which is the natural defense system of the body gets weakened. As a result, the body becomes more susceptible to any minor infection. Swollen lymph nodes in neck, groin and armpits are some of the most common signs and symptoms of HIV.

HIV Symptoms of Respiratory System
HIV signs and symptoms associated with respiratory system start occurring later in course of disease progression. Shortness of breath, dry cough, or productive cough are some of the most painful HIV symptoms of respiratory system.

HIV Symptoms of GI Tract
Infections of gastrointestinal tract like diarrhea and loss of appetite are mostly opportunistic in nature. They occur due to bacterial infection and proliferation in absence of a competent immune defense.

HIV Symptoms of Skin and Mucous Membrane
White spots or unusual blotches on the tongue, in the mouth cavity, or in the throat , gum inflammation, and reddish brown patches on or under the skin or inside the mouth cavity, nostrils, or eyelids are some of the most common HIV symptoms of skin and mucous membrane.