HIV DRUGS can cause lot of side effects. Side effects depened the molecule used. Some drugs like zidovudine cause anemia while other drugs like tenofovir cause kidney and bone toxicities. There are other drugs like efavirenz which cause lot of dizziness and some drugs like abacavir cause sever sk...

DEPENDING ON CD4 COUNTS YOU CAN STAGE THE PATIENT TO ASSESS SEVERITY OF HIV/AIDS.CD4 COUNTS LESS THAN 50 INDICATES AIDS STAGE WITH VERY HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING OPPERTUNISTIC INFECTIONS.CD4 COUNTS OF MORE THAN 500 INDICATE PATIENTS ARE IN EARLY PHASE OF THE DISEASE.UNTREATED PATIENTS PROGRES...

Newer medicines are much safer and more effective than the previous ART drugs.The newer class of hiv drugs have lesser side effects compared to the older ones.Most are available in a single dose combination or 2 pills per day.The size of the pills are also very small compared the older ones.

CAN WE DIAGNOSE HIV BASED ON SYMPTOMSTHE ANSWER IS NO IF THE PATIENT IS IN EARLY STAGE OF HIV.IN LATE STAGES OF HIV PATIENTS DEVELOP MANY OPPERTUNISTIC INFECTIONS LIKE FUNGAL AND BACTERIAL INFECTIONS WHICH MAY GIVE A CLUE TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF HIV.THE ONLY WAY TO DIAGNOSE HIV IS TO GET TESTED.