Infections known as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are spread from one person to another through sexual activity. Since a patient with an infection may not exhibit any symptoms yet still require treatment, many healthcare professionals prefer to refer to it as an infection rather than a disease.
HIV is a sexually transmitted infection, but if left untreated, it can develop into illness-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a harm to the immune system. HIV hampers the capacity of the immune system to fend off the illness and infection.
The acute infection stage is the first several weeks after HIV infection. This is the phase when the virus reproduces quickly. Some people initially don’t have any symptoms during this time.
But in the first month or two after catching the virus, a lot of people have symptoms, though frequently without realizing that HIV is the cause of those symptoms. HIV can present with early signs like:
- fever
- chills
- swollen lymph nodes
- general aches and pains
- skin rash
- sore throat
- headache
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