Signs of AIDS

Signs of AIDS
Once a person is infected with HIV, the virus would hide the white blood cells, particularly lymphocytes14. There are three phases of HIV infection will occur in the patient's body is as follows.

Phase 1.
In the early stages of HIV infection is usually not visible symptoms. A person can have HIV for yearswithout realizing it. Blood tests will show after virus antibodies formed against the AIDS virus. However, italso takes up to three months before antibodies are formed. That is, if someone is doing a blood test soon after he had sex with a person with HIV / AIDS, for example, the virus will not be seen for up to threemonths.

Phase 2.
Patients will experience a less severe illness. At this stage the virus develops in the white blood cells anddestroy them. When almost all of the cells destroyed, the immune system also destroyed, and the body also becomes weak. Some symptoms that may be seen include the patient began to feel tired, and weight loss. There is a possibility they will also experience coughing, diarrhea, fever, or night sweats.

Phase 3.
Symptoms of the disease is getting worse because the HIV virus almost destroyed the entire immune system. The body will have difficulty, even no longer able to fight the bacteria. This is the phase of a person suffering from AIDS. In addition, patients can develop a type of cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma (a cancer of the blood vessels). Padaumumnya, AIDS will not kill the sufferer, but other diseases andinfections kankerlah did. HIV / AIDS will be more affected by life-threatening flu, compared to others who do not have HIV / AIDS.