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Q. What Are The Symptoms of HIV?From Elizabeth Boskey, Ph.D., Your Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board
A. Although some people experience a mild flu-like illness around the time of infection, many people with HIV go without symptoms for up to 10 years. Because of this, the only way to know if you are HIV positive is to be tested. Some symptoms associated with advanced HIV infection include:
Because HIV makes you more susceptible to other illness, the symptoms associated with advanced HIV are the symptoms of other diseases known as opportunistic infections. Updated: August 7, 2007 |
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