Symptoms:
HIV symptoms vary, depending on the stage of infection.
Primary infection:
Symptoms often appear within a month or two of the virus entering the body and include flu-like symptoms such as:
High temperature;
Pain in muscles and joints.
Hasty.
Headache and sore throat.
Ulceration in the mouth or genitals.
Swollen lymph nodes, often in the neck.
Night sweats.
Diarrhea.
Clinical infection:
This stage may extend for a period ranging from 8-10 years, depending on the extent of the impact of the immune system and its ability to fight the virus, during which time no symptoms may appear at all.