<h1>HIV / AIDS</h1>
<h1>Symptoms</h1>
<p style="text-align: left;">The symptoms of HIV and AIDS totally vary, depending on the phase of infection going on.</p>

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<h1><strong>Primary infection (Acute HIV)</strong></h1>
<p style="text-align: left;">Possible signs and symptoms include the following:</p>

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 	<li style="text-align: left;">Fever</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Muscle aches and joint pain</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Rashes</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Headache</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Sore throat and painful mouth sores</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Swollen lymph glands, mainly on the neck.</li>
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<h1><strong>Clinical latent infection (Chronic HIV)</strong></h1>
In some people, continual swelling of lymph nodes occurs during this stage. Otherwise, there are no specific signs or symptoms. HIV remains silently in the body and in infected white blood cells.

This stage of HIV infection usually lasts around 10 years .if you're not receiving medication,but sometimes, even with this treatment, it lasts for several decades, but some people develop more severe disease much sooner comparatively.</li>
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<h1><strong>Symptomatic HIV infection</strong></h1>
As the virus continues to spread and destroys your immune cells,  the cells in your body which helps fight off germs becomes weaker and you may develop chronic signs or mild infections  and symptoms as follows:
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 	<li>Fatigue</li>
 	<li>Fever</li>
 	<li>Diarrhea</li>
 	<li>Swollen lymph nodes — often one of the first signs of HIV infection</li>
 	<li>Weight loss</li>
 	<li>Shingles (Herpes Zoster)Oral yeast infection (Thrush)</li>
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<h1><strong>Progression to AIDS</strong></h1>
Due of effective treatments, most people with HIV  today don't develop AIDS. Untreated, HIV typically converts into AIDS in many years.

When AIDS happens, immune system becomes severely damaged. Patient will become more prone to develop opportunistic cancers or opportunistic infections.

The symptoms and signs of some of these infections can be:
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 	<li>Recurring fever</li>
 	<li>Soaking night sweats</li>
 	<li>Chronic diarrhea</li>
 	<li>Weight loss</li>
 	<li>Persistent, unexplained fatigue</li>
 	<li>Persistent white spots or unusual lesions on your tongue or in your mouth</li>
 	<li>Skin rashes or bumps</li>
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