Characteristic Symptoms of HIV/AIDS
Individuals suffering from HIV don’t immediately exhibit the symptoms; hence, it may take even years before they know they are infected. According to a report by the Center for Disease Control, a person infected by HIV/AIDs may lead a healthy life for as long as ten years before the symptomatic phase of the disease starts. The symptomatic phase of HIV/AIDS is characterized by several signs and symptoms that can negatively affect the individual’s daily living and relationships.
One of the symptoms that significantly affects the daily living of an AIDS patient is fatigue and body weakness. People suffering from HIV/AIDS tend to have a numb feeling in their feet and hands, loss and a resultant loss of strength and reflexes in their muscles. It is consequently difficult for such individuals to carry out their daily chores and other physical tasks that may be of economic value to them and their families. Aids is also characterized by symptoms such as bleeding from the mouth, nose, and around their genitalia and this can adversely affect their relationships since they become unable to engage in sexual intercourse with their intimate partners. T
The presence of swollen glands in the patient’s throat also makes them unable to communicate verbally to the people around them effectively. AIDS is also characterized by symptoms such as bruises, headaches, fevers, and diarrhoea from the various opportunistic infections that may make it difficult for them to carry out operations poor relation to the people around them. Dry cough spells are also irritating, and this may negatively affect their emotions and social relations.