AIDS has become a pandemic and is the major cause of scientists, doctors and every person. Though there are many research going on in the medical fraternity to find a vaccine for AIDS yet it doesn’t not seem very forthcoming. The AIDS has no cure and if a person contacts AIDS, then the only result is death. Although there are many individuals who have been suffering with AIDS and yet they are living a normal life. The only way to avoid the menace of AIDS is to prevent it.

Although AIDS is a silent killer yet if the symptoms are recognized, then it can increase the life span of the sufferer a lot. Some of the symptoms which can be seen commonly in most of the AIDS patients are:

  • Depression:  One of the major symptoms that have been seen is the depression in the affected person. The tests for depression have many a times confirmed the presence of AIDS. Though no correlations have been seen between depression and AIDS yet many people who go for depression treatment have found to be suffering from AIDS.
  • Diarrhea: Diarrhea is one of the symptoms of AIDS.  Diarrhea which is without any particular reason can be a symptom of AIDS.
  • Thrush: Thrush is the white coating in the mouth which has a bad taste and stale odor. If there is continuing thrush which does not go away with brushing and dental care, then it may be a symptom of AIDS/HIV.
  • Weight loss: The unexplainable weight loss is the major symptom of AIDS. The person suffering with HIV/AIDS lose weight without trying actively to reduce it. Sometimes a person becomes emancipated and this may become the cause of death.
  • Fatigue: Fatigue or unending tiredness, breathlessness and feeling of weakness point to some kind of metabolic defect and are very common among the people suffering with AIDS/HIV.
  • Burning sensation:  The burning sensation in the feet and palms is also a common symptom of AIDS.
  • Lipodystrophy: One of the side effects of HIV medication is lipodystrophy. The major characteristics of lipodystrophy include sunken cheek, fat accumulation in abdomen, thinning legs and arms as well as buffalo lump. The unusual fat deposit cause mental tension and many kinds of psychological problems to the AIDS victim.

The symptoms and signs of HIV/ AIDS may not be very obvious. These are very common symptoms for many diseases therefore it may not be possible always to depend on the symptoms to gauge the presence of AIDS or HIV. But these symptoms if are not disappearing even with medication, one needs to get checked for AIDS/HIV.

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