Early symptomatic HIV infection has signs and symptoms typical of HIV infection but not full-blown AIDS. The onset of symptoms signals the transition from asymptomatic HIV infection to HIV disease.
At this early stage of HIV infection, the person does not have signs or symptoms of AIDS such as opportunistic infections, certain cancers, or a CD4 count of less than 200.
Risk factors for HIV infection are:
- Being born to an HIV-positive mother
- Receiving a blood transfusion or blood components
- Injection drug use
- Sexual contact with an infected partner in which there is an exchange of semen or vaginal fluids
Symptoms
- Diarrhea that persists
- Excessive sweating or night sweats
- Fatigue that persists
- Fever that persists
- General feeling of discomfort, illness, or lack of well-being
- Herpes zoster infections (shingles) that keep coming back
- Joint pain
- Mouth disorders
- Gingivitis
- Oral hairy leukoplakia of the tongue, caused by a viral infection
- Oral thrush ("yeast infection")
- Pain, loss of sensation, and inability to control muscles (peripheral neuropathy)
- Skin disorders
- Swollen lymph glands
- Weight loss
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