The acute symptoms of HIV

The acute symptoms of HIV infection arise when the HIV attacked cells of the immune system are on the verge of complete damage. Acute HIV infection is also known as seroconversion syndrome. This is the first stage of HIV infection, which marks rapid replication of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The infection actually occurs after 2 to 4 weeks of the viral attack. The primary infection stage in men occurs with flu like symptoms that disappear within a few weeks time. Sometimes, the HIV symptoms go unnoticed in both men and women. Initially, the acute HIV symptoms in men were described as flu or mononucleosis-like illness, affecting mostly homosexuals. Today, the acute HIV syndrome is identified in 30-50% of newly infected individuals during the period of seroconversion.