How Can I Tell If Any One Have HIV Symptoms?

The first sign of HIV infection can similar to the signs of general cold or flu virus. The indications of basic infection can also be same to the symptoms of other sexually transmitted diseases and other infections such as "mono" or hepatitis, which are much more commonly and more easily transmitted. Pressure and nervousness can also produce symptoms in a number of people, even though they do not contain HIV.

Some HIV patient have symptoms  of commonly fever, fatigue, and, often inflammation. Other common symptoms can consist of headache, inflamed lymph nodes, and sore throat. These symptoms can occur within days or weeks of the early exposure to the virus during a stage called primary or acute HIV infection.

For the reason that of unclear symptoms linked with major or acute HIV infection, symptoms are not a consistent way to diagnose HIV infection. Testing for HIV antibodies is the only way to know whether you have been infected; however, the HIV antibody test only works after the infected person is immune system creates antibodies to HIV. During the "window period" between the initial infection and the period in which antibodies are visible standard HIV testing is useless.