Understanding AIDS Symptoms: Early & Advanced Signs

Common Early Symptoms

• Fever, chills, muscle aches, headaches
• Fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat
• Mouth ulcers, diarrhea, skin rashes, weight loss

Symptoms of Advanced HIV Infection (AIDS)

• Opportunistic infections: Pneumocystis pneumonia, toxoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, CMV, HSV, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
• Cancers: Kaposi's sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, cervical cancer
• Neurological: HIV-associated dementia, peripheral neuropathy
• Wasting syndrome: Severe weight loss and muscle atrophy