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Depends on what topic and/or sub-topic your talking about.

But HIV leads to AIDS, but they effect differently on the two sexes of a male or female.

This disease symptoms for Men are:

  • Fever
  • Headache
  • Tiredness
  • Nausea
  • Diarrhea
  • Enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, armpits or groin.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says the following signs and symptoms may be warning signs of late-stage HIV infection:

  • rapid weight loss
  • dry cough
  • recurring fever or profuse night sweats
  • profound and unexplained fatigue
  • swollen lymph glands in the armpits, groin, or neck
  • diarrhea lasting more than a week
  • white spots or unusual blemishes on the tongue, in the mouth, or in the throat
  • pneumonia
  • red, brown, pink, or purplish blotches on or under the skin or inside the mouth, nose, or eyelids
  • memory loss, depression, and other neurological disorders

For Women they are:

  1. Frequent or severe vaginal infections
  2. Abnormal Pap smears
  3. Pelvic infections such as PID that are difficult to treat

Other signs and symptoms of HIV infection include:

  • Recurrent vaginal yeast infections
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease or PID
  • Pap smears that indicate abnormal changes or dysplasia
  • Genital ulcers
  • Genital warts
  • Severe mucosal herpes infections

Frequently, women exposed to HIV experience flu-like symptoms within a couple of weeks of becoming infected. In other cases, there are no symptoms for many years.

As the infection progresses, it is not uncommon to experience symptoms such as:

  • Swollen lymph glands in the neck, underarm area, or groin
  • Frequent fevers that include night sweats
  • Rapid weight loss without dieting
  • Constant fatigue
  • Decreased appetite and diarrhea
  • White spots or abnormal blemishes in the mouth
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