What are the most common early symptoms of HIV? Thanks?

I would prefer if someone with experience, or someone who knows someone with it, answers. Thank you.

The first symptoms of HIV infection can resemble symptoms of common cold or flu viruses. The symptoms of early infection can also be similar to the symptoms of other sexually transmitted diseases and other infections such as "mono" or hepatitis, which are much more commonly and more easily transmitted. Stress and anxiety can also produce symptoms in some people, even though they do not have HIV.

Some people who contract HIV experience very strong symptoms, but others experience none at all. Those who do have symptoms generally experience fever, fatigue, and, often, rash. Other common symptoms can include headache, swollen lymph nodes, and sore throat. These symptoms can occur within days or weeks of the initial exposure to the virus during a period called primary or acute HIV infection.

Because of the nonspecific symptoms associated with primary or acute HIV infection, symptoms are not a reliable way to diagnose HIV infection. Testing for HIV antibodies is the only way to know whether you have been infected; however, the HIV antibody test only works after the infected person's immune system develops antibodies to HIV. During the "window period" between the initial infection and the period in which antibodies are detectable (which can be from 2 weeks to 6 months, but is usually 3 months), standard HIV testing is ineffective.

what i hav eread and understood from the magazines,in hiv infection the immune system that is the system of fighting with the diseases is attacked by the hiv virus. if you have an infection it will take take very lomger to cure or does not cure at all. if you see the symptions like this you can suspect hiv .

HIV is asymptomatic, you can only tell if you take an HIV test. AIDs has many symptoms - mostly the person becomes really sick with the most minor infection. There is a special Cancer that is common in AIDs patients but rare otherwise Karposi's Sarcoma

HIV is one of those complex viruses that doesn't have a clear answer for it. But, several weeks or months after exposure to HIV, a person may experience a slight fever, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches, and mild diarrhea.

I hope that helps!

The worst part is there may not be any symptoms on contracting HIV.

But, in some cases there can be a fever, with flu-like symptoms and a generalized (all over the body) of lymphadenopathy (swelling of lymph nodes), which gets alright by itself--and tends to occur 1-2 weeks after getting infected.

One surprising symptom is excessive reaction to insect bites (the area becomes red, and the vesicles/pustules--small blisters that r formed do not heal for a few weeks), which very few ppl are aware of and which occurs may be 6-7 months after the infection.

Apart from the above, by the time whateve symptoms appear r pretty late, when not much can be done any way. These include frequent infections (especially chest infections), recurrent fever, fungal infections (candidal infection in the pharynx), etc.

If in doubt, it's best to undergo the western blot test.

Hope this helps. Bye.
TC.

Early symptoms can be misleading,most of the symptoms are like those of signs of pregnancy,Malaria or cold.
Cold and flu,nausea,diarrhea,fatigue,profuse perspiration's,fever, jaundice ,rashes on skin,flaking of skin surface,lose of appetite and consequently lose of weight.

The lose of weight is the most obvious sign that people can identify with HIV affect the above symptoms.
I mentioned that the symptoms are quite similar to signs of pregnancy except lose of weight and sometimes lose of appetite.But the HIV patient will not have a "break" from all the symptoms.
Since the virus attack the immune system,an HIV patient might not know that she/he is infected because the person's immune system is almost like a "playground" for any type of sickness.

When u contract HIV you have no symptoms. Symptoms usually appear when you have AIDS. When your T4 cells are below 200. A normal healthy person have about 800-1000 T4 cells. These cells help fight infection.

I don't have it but from what I know, when the virus attacks it actually hits a person quite hard. Generally, about a few days to a week or so after someone has been infected they suffer body aches, muscle soreness, headache, and a fever. Like the flu but without any nasal problems.

Flu like symptoms (like almost every other systemic disease) Chills, aches, fevers and night sweats. They would surface early and then go away, possibly dismissed as a cold or the flu. If there is any chance you may be positive, get tested.

Coldsweats... a whittish coating on your tongue... aching in your bones.... loss of appetite...