Experts explain the early symptoms of AIDS?

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AIDS is a very harmful infectious disease, caused by HIV infection. HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. It takes the most important CD4 T lymphocytes in the human immune system as the main target of attack and destroys a large number of these cells, making the human body lose its immune function. Therefore, the human body is easy to be infected with various diseases, and malignant tumors can occur, with high mortality. The average incubation period of HIV in human body is 8-9 years. Before suffering from AIDS, people can live and work for many years without any symptoms.

Experts explain the early symptoms of AIDS?

The age of onset is 80% in 18-45 years old, that is, the age of active sexual life. After HIV infection, they often suffer from some rare diseases, such as Pneumocystis pneumonia, toxoplasmosis, atypical mycobacterium and fungal infection. Persistent fever, weakness, night sweats, persistent extensive lymphadenopathy. Especially in the neck, axillary and inguinal lymph node enlargement is more obvious. The diameter of lymph nodes is more than 1 cm, the texture is solid, movable and painless. Weight loss can reach more than 10% within 3 months, and can be reduced by 40% at most.

After HIV infection, the first few years to more than 10 years without any clinical manifestations. Once the development of AIDS, patients can appear a variety of clinical manifestations. Generally, the initial symptoms are the same as common cold and influenza, such as general fatigue and weakness, loss of appetite, fever, etc. with the aggravation of the disease, the symptoms increase day by day, such as Candida albicans infection in skin and mucous membrane, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, purple spot, blood blister, blood stasis spot, etc; Later, it gradually invades the internal organs and produces persistent fever of unknown origin, which can last for 3-4 months; It can also appear cough, shortness of breath, dyspnea, persistent diarrhea, bloody stool, hepatosplenomegaly, concurrent malignant tumor, etc.

The clinical symptoms are complex and changeable, but not all of the above symptoms appear in every patient. Lung involvement often results in dyspnea, chest pain, cough, etc; Gastrointestinal invasion can cause persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, emaciation and weakness; It can also invade the nervous system and cardiovascular system. Want to decline, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe hematochezia. Drugs commonly used to treat digestive tract infections do not respond to the diarrhea. A variety of malignant tumors can appear. Kaposi's sarcoma on the body surface can be seen as red or purplish red spots, papules and invasive masses.

matters needing attention

At present, there is no effective vaccine to prevent AIDS, so the most important thing is to take preventive measures. The method is: adhere to self-care, not prostitution, whoring, to avoid premarital, extramarital sex. It is strictly forbidden to take drugs and share syringes with others. Don't use blood transfusion and blood products without authorization. Use them under the guidance of doctors. Do not borrow or share toothbrush, razor, razor and other personal products. Condom use is one of the most effective measures to prevent STD and AIDS in sexual life. To avoid direct contact with the blood, semen, milk and urine of AIDS patients, cut off the route of transmission.