MANY patients donot have any symptoms of hiv in the early stages.SO DONT WAIT FOR SYMPTOMS TO DEVELOP.GET TESTED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IF YOU HAD AN UNPROTECTED EXPOSURE.WHICH TYPE OF TESTS TO BE DONE DEPEND ON THE TIME OF EXPOSURE.

Lymph node swelling is common in hiv.Most important causes of lymph node swelling in hiv is due to tuberculosis.Always rule out TB infection in HIV infection as TB is the most common oppertunistic infection in hiv patients.More than 70% of hiv patients get infected with tuberculosis if they are n...

HIV BECOMES AIDS BY DEPLEATING CD4 COUNTS (WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMMUNITY).HIGHER THE VIRAL LOADS (VIRAL COPIES) GREATER THE RISK OF PROGRESSING TO AIDS.ANTI RETROVIRAL DRUGS REDUCE THE VIRAL COPIES LEADING TO IMPROVED CD4 COUNTS AND THEREBY PREVENTING IMMUNE DEPLETION.