Signs & Symptoms of HIV/AIDS in Men and Women
As aforesaid, it may take several years for the HIV to take the form of AIDS. There is this white blood cells known as CD4 cell. It is one of the essential agents which help the body fight infections. What the HIV does is, it destroys the CD4 cells. As time progresses, more and more of these cells are destroyed by the virus and the immune system keeps on getting weaker. A fully fledged condition of AIDS is developed when the CD4 cell count comes under 200. Also, there are certain medical complication whose occurrence may also indicate that the HIV-infected person has been completely overtaken by AIDS. These complications may include tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis and cryptosporidiosis. Development of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia or cytomegalovirus, may also indicate the same.
The HIV/AIDs symptoms in men and women may occur in different phases. In the initial stage, when the person is infected by the virus, the symptoms can be attributed as HIV symptoms in men and women. And when the virus has completely progressed to AIDS, then the symptoms which occur can be regarded as that of AIDS. Know about all such symptoms from the below segment.
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