Question 1

what is the number of deaths per year in the u.s. for people with symptoms of aids?

Accepted Answer

Number of AIDS death: Since beginning of epidemic: 617, 025, 
including more than 16, 000 in 2008

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Question 2

what are the symptoms of aids in adults compared to in young children?

Accepted Answer

AIDS symptoms: There are no specific symptoms typical of aids.  Outside of acute HIV syndrome, which has several ways of presenting, some of which are like infectious mononucleosis, the disease remains silent until the immune system has been damaged enough so that opportunistic infections appear.  The same thing applies to children and adults.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of aids from kissing someone with hiv?

Accepted Answer

Incorrect: You do not get HIV disease from kissing, hugging, touching or other non-intimate activities with an hiv+ person.  It is not easy to get HIV disease and requires, sexual activities, blood transfusion, needle sharing during illicit drug use, organ transplantation or accidental transmission in hospital settngs (getting stuck with needles, being bled on, the or personnel during surgery, etc.).

Question 4

what are possible symptoms of aids?

Accepted Answer

Symptoms can range..: From none at all to nonspecific ones like weight loss and fatigue to various pneumonias, lymphomas, opportunistic diarrheas and kaposi's sarcoma. Do not fret on the presence or absence of symptoms, get tested.

Question 5

what are the first symptoms of aids?

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AIDS: This is variable and will depend upon the particular infection or malignancy that appears. These are generally illnesses we call "opportunistic" because the deficiency in resistance created by HIV or other causes allows organisms that will not generally infect normal individuals to take hold and produce disease, when they get the opportunity.

Question 6

what are symptoms of aids, if it is a subtle or mild case?

Accepted Answer

Often no symptoms: The symptoms of HIV infection in a subtle or mild case is usually nothing.  This is why many people don't find out that they have HIV until after many years.  However, as the immune system gets worse over time, the person may develop symptoms, like fevers, night sweats, weight loss, or enlarged lymph nodes.  Untreated HIV infection can lead to aids, which is associated with a poor immune system.

Question 7

what are the main symptoms of aids / hiv?

Accepted Answer

HIV/AIDS: Hiv is the causative virus; aids is the end result of HIV infection. Acute HIV syndrome is described as a flu or mononucleosis-like illness. Opportunistic infections is late stage. First off, get tested if unsure for confirmation and, if positive, get under the guidance of a specialist.

Question 8

i'm close to an aids patient, what are the symptoms of aids?

Accepted Answer

The symptoms many: There are many symptoms of aids and this depends upon the degree of infection- the level of cd4+ t-cells the cells that control the immune response and the "viral load" the amount of active virus in the body.  Remember that the trensmission of the HIV virus is by bllod or sexual activity and not simply being "close".  If you are concerned, the best procedure is an HIV test.

Question 9

what are the most common symptoms of aids or hiv in pacients?

Accepted Answer

Why do you ask?: During the acute infection, HIV may be silent or be "the worst case of the flu you ever had." It gets better, and as it progresses to AIDS, people historically have had diarrhea, weight loss, and big lymph nodes. If you are concerned, get checked for HIV now.

Question 10

what are the symptoms of aids? is frequent headache a part of it?

Accepted Answer

...: When someone is first infected with HIV they can have a flu-like illness. People can live many years without having any symptoms until their immune system gets weak from HIV and they develop an opportunistic infection (like thrush or pcp) or cancer. If concerned about HIV exposure, see a doctor about getting tested. There are effective treatment options for hiv.

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