Does HIV have symptoms?

Yes, it has symptoms ... but may not appear early.

All you ever wanted to know...

http://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/default.ht...

The earliest symptoms of HIV infection occur while your body begins to form antibodies to the virus (known as seroconversion) between six weeks and three months after infection with the HIV virus. Those who do show early HIV symptoms will develop flu-like symptoms. This can include: fever, rash, muscles aches and swollen lymph nodes and glands. However, for most people, the first symptoms of HIV will not be apparent.

Although the infection is slowly taking hold of your body, the majority of those infected with HIV will be asymptomatic. Only by being tested for HIV can you know for sure if you have been infected. Yet, despite the absence of HIV symptoms, you are still highly contagious during this time making it very much a possibility to infect others, including your baby.

HIV/AIDS Symptoms
As the infection progresses, people with HIV grow increasingly susceptible to illnesses and infection that don鈥檛 normally affect the healthy population. Even though many of these illnesses can easily be treated, those with HIV often have such weakened immune systems that typical cures fail.

Without treatment, people infected with HIV can expect to develop AIDS eight to ten years after HIV infection. Taking HIV medications, however, can slow down this progression. With treatment, it can take ten to 15 years or more before you develop AIDS. In the later stages of HIV, before it progresses to full blown AIDS, signs of HIV infection can involve more severe symptoms. These include:

* chronic yeast infections or thrush (yeast infection of the mouth)
* Fever and/or night sweats
* Easy bruising
* Bouts of extreme exhaustion
* Unexplained body rashes
* Appearance of purplish lesions on the skin or inside mouth
* Sudden unexplained weight loss
* Chronic diarrhea lasting for a month or more

i think that you have a fever or something. im not sure tho. or you have something on your tounge. yea you have a cold or flu viruses. 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.

No, it doesn't. They only way people find out is by having a test, that's why we're told its so important to be carefull with who you sleep with. They may not know them selves if they have HIV

Yeah loads....
Fever
Headache
muscle/joint pain
sore throat
rash + diarrohea
depression
memory loss
pnemonia
spots on tounge
weight loss
tiredness
neurology problems
prone to get disease
vommiting
swollen lymph glands.....
I just did this is biology.... :D

it suppress ur immune systym..decreases body abilities to fight with infections other symptoms include weight loss,fever,diarrhea,fatigue,night sweats,opportunistic infections

I had a friend who had HIV for approximately 10 years with no symptoms never missed a day of work etc. He got sick from the flu he thought and went to doctor found out he was not only HIV positive but full blown aids he died within several months. Had he found out sooner and started taking medication he would be alive today! Go get tested!

If you ask a question like that you might need to go see your doctor & take the test.
Having peace of mind is important.