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If you ever see these signs, then you need to get tested for HIV/AIDS - Mhiz Rebecca - 12-28-2016
In this part of the world, people have weird perceptions
about going to the hospital and getting help when they are
not feeling well.
The saying 'curiosity kills the cat' is often used in delaying
medical appointments or check up with the doctor. Some people
believe the thought of contracting a disease will kill them faster
than the disease itself.
This thought seems to be a widespread one when terminal
diseases are involved. Lots of people feel they will live well and
not experience any form of apprehension pending the time they
die if they do not about their status. This is cowardice; it is
advisable for you to get tested and know what you are facing
before your health condition starts to deteriorate.
Living with HIV/AIDS is not the end of the world, it is important
for you to get the right counselling in order to know what to do
from the moment you get tested. There are lots of people living
in our society with this virus; it has not in any way cut down
their life expectancy or dreams.
Although testing positive may be destabilizing and depressing, it
is advisable for the affected persons to pull themselves together
and restrategize. If you see the following signs, then you need
to go for a test as soon as possible:
1. Symptoms of flu
The first stage of HIV infection has a lot to do with flu or fever.
Usually, the signs of contracting this virus may not be seen
immediately, many infected persons show signs of fever some
weeks after infection.
If you keep having headaches, joint pain, swollen lymph nodes
and tiredness, you might as well go for a test. These symptoms
are normal with fever; but in a case where you were tested and
your suspicions of flu were wrong, you should start treatment
immediately.
2. A period of wellness after the flu symptoms
You should not take issues that have to do with your health with
levity; if you had symptoms of fever some weeks before and got
well without getting treated, then you should be worried.
The second stage of the infection is the latent period which lasts
for weeks. During this period, no symptom is seen.
This period may last up to a period of ten years if the viral
infection is left untreated. However, with the help of
antiretrovirals, the latent period may be extended and be made
to last for as long as thirty years.
3. Weight loss
This symptom is usually noticed at the third stage. This is when
the viral infection becomes full blown AIDS. At this stage, it is a
little late to do much as it attacks the body system within 2 to 3
years of the symptoms settling in. Advanced AIDS is
characterized by a fast weight loss.
Extreme fatigue, diarrhea, sores around the mouth and private
parts may be seen. Also blisters may appear on the skin,
infected persons may suffer from severe pneumonia and
prolonged dry cough.
It should be known that not every AIDS patient will have show
all of these but a considerable number of them do.
The video below will show you more signs: