What Is The Final Stage Of Infection Caused By Hiv

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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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Final stages of HIV?

My mother is caring for my brother and his children. They say he is in the begining of the end stages. His mood swings are nasty, he can't remember simple converstations, and he has trouble breathing.What can we expect and what should I tell...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

Your brother's breathing problems suggest that he may be developing an infection in his lungs or airways. This needs medical attention quickly. Respiratory problems like pneumonia can also cause problems like agitation, confusion, moodiness and... Read more »

final stages

Our son is in the final stages of hiv. He has also had mental issues his entire life. He was with hospice, but called 911 and made his 35th visit to the emergency room in 6 months, which took him out of the hospice program. He appeared very...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

The confusion, disorientation, and agitation are consistent with either delirium or severe dementia. If his level of alertness is waxing and waning (sometimes alert, sometimes somnolent or unarousable), then it is more likely delirium, which can be... Read more »

Final stage

My brother Alfonso has 10 CD4, he is in the final stage of AIDS. He doesnt look well but the doctor say he is stable. He gotPCP, Candida an some infection in his stomach. All of these thing are under control with a lot of medications I cant find...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

I'm afraid that it's hard for me to give you much specific information or advicethat will help you or your brother. There does come a time when the most important thing you can for someone is to keep them as comfortable as possible, to... Read more »

Is this the final stage?

My friend has had HIV/AIDS since 1992. He was recently doing fine until the seizures started. He has recently been very absent minded and has been losing alot of weight, what's happenning?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,The "final stage?" I certainly hope not. Is your friend seeing a competent AIDS specialist? If not, he certainly should be! There are a number of potential causes for his symptoms. That "he was recently doing fine" would... 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 »

my friend is now in the final stages...

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Watching my best friend die, it really hurts

My friend is now in final stages of aids, I try very hard to stay
positive for her sake. We have been friends for over 20 years, I
am telling myself that I should be grateful I have had her for
this long,... Read more »

I am 19 infected with HIV from the Philippines

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hello there, a friend of mine gave me this site and I think this would be a big help for me...

I am 19 male from the Philippines and I just knew last May 23, 2006 that I am infected with HIV, as of now, I am the youngest among young adults who is... Read more »

I am 19 infected with HIV from the Philippines

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