At What Stage Of Hiv Do You Get Itching

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The Stages of HIV Disease

HIV Is a Continuum Infection Primary Infection (or Acute Infection) Seroconversion The Asymptomatic Stage Early- and Medium-Stage HIV Symptomatic Disease Late-Stage HIV Disease (AIDS) HIV Is a Continuum Most of us are used to thinking of disease in very simple terms: if you feel sick, you are sick; if you feel healthy, you are healthy. However, because HIV may begin causing subtle changes in the immune system long before an infected...

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have I got late stage HIV?

I was diagnosed HIV+ 1 week ago & have been reading every piece of information I can find about my symptoms (& driving myself insane in the process!!) I've not yet had the results of my viral load & CD4 count but I'm terrified...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Please wait for your blood counts before jumping to any conclusions. The type of symptom you describe may be HIV-associated neuropathy, among many other things. if it is indeed neuropathy, it may occur at any stage of HIV disease. The symptoms you... Read more »

Early-stage symptoms of KS?

Over the course of the last month, I've had about ten occurrences of 'red spots' appear on my lower legs and soles of my feet. They are tiny, no larger than a pinhead, and do not itch. These spots appear in a straight line on my...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

If it were KS, it would be unlikely that they would vanish. Sounds like you need to see a dermatologist.MH... Read more »

Symptomatic stage....The Body: Rick Sowadsky M.S.P.H., C.D.S, Answers to Safe Sex Questions

Dear Sir, Thank you for considering my question. I understand that there may be flu like symptoms associated with early infection, usually 2-4 weeks after infection. Is the symptomatic stage (ie night sweats, weight loss, etc) that I often hear...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. Chronic symptoms such as drenching nightsweats, weight loss, etc. are usually not seen until an average of 10 yearsafter infection. These types of symptoms are not seen after recent HIVinfection. The following... Read more »

Itch but no Rash

I will try once again to see if you answer my question. I looked up itch and no rash but came up with nothing and so I am writing you in hopes you can help me resolve this problem. 1. I have aids for I don't know how long. Found out in Nov 08...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello AJ,Sorry to hear about your ongoing difficulties. Unfortunately, I cannot diagnose the cause of your intense itching over the Internet without the benefit of your complete medical file, medical history, laboratory studies and a physical... Read more »

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4 stages to HIV disease

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

AMFAR AIDS HANDBOOK (Chapter 4, Page 53 )

There are four stages to HIV disease

1) Acute Infection Stage (500-1200 CD4s)- begins immediately after hiv enters the body and starts multiplying in infected cells. Acute infection ends about 2-6 weeks... Read more »

Asymptomatic Stage Hiv

Posted by nuthugger24, 2 Replies

When a person is Hiv Positive experts say after ars a person will go into an asymptomatic phase. During this phase they say you will have no symptoms related to Hiv except possible swollen lymphnodes. My question is: when you have hiv and you... Read more »

my brother's late stage

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

In march my brother collapsed. He turned out to have late stage aids infection, with encephapathy and dementia. He is 43 and a homophobe. He is home alone now refusing the available communities help. He is doing better, but I am having trouble... Read more »

asymptomatic stage?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hey i was just curious: after ARS, theres a 10 year period where hiv + dont get any symptoms right. COULD they get any symptoms between that period? if so wut kind. Read more »

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