HIV in Children

Early Signs and Symptoms of HIV in Women
Symptoms of HIV in women are slightly different from men. Early symptoms of HIV in women can be a change in skin, feeling of fatigue and drastic weight loss. HIV symptoms also depend on the immune system of a woman. Some typical symptoms are loss of appetite, persistent headache, sweating at night and a constant urge to go to the rest room. Woman having physical contacts without protection are on a greater risk of getting HIV infected. A woman suffering from genital herpes is easily susceptible to contracting aids. Women who are suffering from all venereal diseases that cannot be cured, have a greater chance of suffering from AIDS. Women who have sexual relations with multiple partners are often at risk of getting infected by HIV virus.

HIV in Children
Children who have HIV often suffer from different symptoms than adults. HIV symptoms in children differ from adults simply because adults have healthy immune system and immune system of children is still in developing stages.

• Children affected with HIV lose weight very quickly and find it very hard to gain weight again. This drastic weight loss also comes with various illnesses.
• HIV positive children often suffer from abnormal growth. This happens because a large part of your body's energy is focused on fighting HIV virus which minimizes the scope of growth of normal development.
• HIV positive children are a little slower with mental tasks and may also suffer from difficulties in walking, talking and doing some physical tasks.
• Like adults children also are at a risk of developing opportunistic functions if they have HIV.