What are the four symptoms of AIDS?

What are the four symptoms of AIDS?

Symptoms of AIDS can include:

• Rapid weight loss.
• Recurring fever or profuse night sweats.
• Extreme and unexplained tiredness.
• Prolonged swelling of the lymph glands in the armpits, groin, or neck.
• Diarrhea that lasts for more than a week.
• Sores of the mouth, anus, or genitals.
• Pneumonia.

What is the first stage of AIDS?

Acute HIV infection is the earliest stage of HIV infection, and it generally develops within 2 to 4 weeks after infection with HIV. During this time, some people have flu-like symptoms, such as fever, headache, and rash.

What does AIDS look like on a female?

HIV can cause unusual spots to form on the skin. They may be red, pink, brown, or purple. These spots may appear inside the mouth, eyelids, or nose. Sores can also develop on the mouth, genitals, or anus.

What side effects do Arvs have?

Other side effects from antiretroviral drugs can include:

• hypersensitivity or allergic reactions, with symptoms such as fever, nausea, and vomiting.
• bleeding.
• bone loss.
• heart disease.
• high blood sugar and diabetes.
• lactic acidosis (high lactic acid levels in the blood)
• kidney, liver, or pancreas damage.

How do you stop side effects of ARVs?

You can manage these short-term side effects with a few self-care steps:

1. Fatigue. Try to schedule extra rest, and if needed when fatigue sets in, temporarily scale back on strenuous workouts.
2. Nausea. Eating smaller meals and limiting spicy foods may help.
3. Diarrhea.
4. Rash.

Can ARV cause your face to be dark?

Photodermatitis. This is a skin condition in which the skin reacts to exposure to the sun by turning darker in color. It’s most common in people of color, but anyone with HIV is susceptible to photodermatitis. If you’re taking medications to improve immune strength, you may have this reaction as a side effect.

How do I know if my Arvs are working?

Routine Blood Testing for Effective HIV Treatment Your treatment regimen is considered effective if it’s able to control HIV to the point that the virus is virtually undetectable in your body. The virus is still present, but the viral load level is low enough that HIV is considered controlled.

How do I overcome the side effects of ARVs?

What happens when one stops taking ARVs?

ARV drugs keep HIV under control, but they don’t stay in your body for a long time, so you have to keep topping them up. If you stop taking your HIV drugs, then your viral load will go up. This means HIV can damage your immune system, and that you are more likely to pass HIV on.

What is the name of the new ARV pill?

Early results from people taking a new antiretroviral medication called lenacapavir are promising. The long-acting drug is still at the research stage, but if the developers are able to pair it effectively with other drugs that also only needs to be taken twice a year, it could revolutionise HIV treatment.

Can ARV make me sick?

Many people experience some mild side-effects, particularly in the first few days and weeks of starting treatment. For example, you might feel sick or have a headache. Although unpleasant, most side-effects should improve and go away altogether as your body gets used to taking the drug.