Treatment Available: Most people who are HIV positive will seek the advice of an infectious disease physician who can discuss treatment options.
Symptoms:
Acute HIV: mild flu-like symptoms about 2-6 weeks after initial infection.
Advanced HIV: swollen glands in neck, armpit, or groin, continued fever or night sweats, weight loss of more than 10 pounds (when not dieting),heavy, continual, dry cough that is not from smoking or has lasted too long to be cold or flu related, increasing shortness of breath, continuing bouts of diarrhea, thrush (a thick whitish coating on the tongue or in the throat) which may be accompanied by a sore throat, recurring vaginal yeast infections, unexplained skin rashes (ie: psoriasis or seborrhea), and herpes infections that may last longer than usual.
