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STD-AIDS , some important notes

1. Not all HIV carriers develop AIDS
2. But once AIDS is full-blown, it is considered incurable & fatal
3. Victims usually die within 5 years after full-blown AIDS is diagnosed

Symptoms - HIV infection (early stage)

1. None. HIV has an incubation period of 5 -10 years, a condition that normally last for many years

2. an HIV carrier is highly infectious walaupun without symptoms


Middle stage

1. symptoms resembling those of glandular fever (high fever, swollen lymph nodes)

2. recurring flu-like symptoms (cough, fever, loss of appetite, body aches, tiredness, weakness)

3. recurring mouth or skin infections (due to a decreased resistance level)

4. sweats

5. significant weight loss


Full-blown AIDS (final stage)

1. Chronic diarrhoea

2. Lung infections (e.g. pneumonia, pulmonary or disseminated tuberculosis) marked by breathing difficulty, chest pain & cough

3. Kaposi's sarcoma, a skin cancer marked by pink/purple raised skin patches or nodules

4. brain infection or cancer, marked by disorientation, fever, headaches, nausea, and blurred vision

5. skin infection, usually around the anus, genitals & mouth