Daily Medical Advices

Someone who is already infected with HIV may experience fever or influenza-like symptoms – including fever and swelling of glands in the neck, armpits and groin – in a month or two months after exposure to the virus. This phase is called “acute phase”. Once the symptoms disappear, a person who is infected with HIV can live for several years without experiencing any symptoms or show signs of illness that can be associated with AIDS. During this time the person is not aware of the possibility that he had been infected or looks sick. But the person can transmit the virus to other people affected by body fluids. One’s appearance should not be used as an indicator for the presence of HIV infection. Conversely those who are not HIV positive can be exposed to opportunistic infections if their immune system is weakened for reasons unrelated to HIV