Hyper Stacks 1994 May/Hyper Stacks (Pacific HiTech)(1994)[Mac].iso/Reference/THE AIDS STACK/card_86584.txt

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After infection with AIDS it may take months or years for symptoms to appear, if they appear at all.  Symptoms to take note of include:

• Fatigue:  Watch for extreme tiredness and a low energy level that may drag on for months and cannot be attributed to increased physical activity, or drug/alcohol abuse.

• Loss of Appetite:  Watch for a loss of appetite over an extended period of time.

• Weight loss:  Watch for a weight loss of 10 to 15 pounds over a two to three month period not effected by a change in diet or effort to lose weight.

• Swollen lymph glands:  Watch for swelling of these glands in the groin area, underarms and neck that lasts for a prolonged period of time with no other reason.

• Diarrhea:  Watch for periods of consistant and unexplained diarrhea or bloody stools.

• Fever:  Watch for fevers lasting up to several months without cause.  These fevers may shoot up on occaision and result in shaking chills and nightsweats,or they may just remain persistent low-grade fevers.

• Nightsweats:  Watch for nightsweats which are characterized by waking up at night with the sheets and your bedclothes drenched with sweat.

• Persistant Colds or Flus:  Watch for cold or flu symptoms that last for periods of a month or more.  They may appear to get better for a short period of time and then reoccur.

• Rashes and skin problems:  Watch for rashes or other skin erruptions, including unusual bruising, that appear and may disappear and reoccur again later.

• Whitish spots or unusual blemishes in the mouth:  Your Dentist may be the first to notice these.  They may indicate "Thrush",  a yeast-like, fungal infection and result in soreness or difficulty in swallowing.

• Cough:  Watch for a persistent, dry cough which lasts over a period of time and cannot be attributed to smoking, a cold, or flu.

• Bleeding:  Watch for unexplained bleeding from any orafice.

As these symptoms are also symptomatic of a variety of other illnesses, one should seek the advice of a competent, licensed, AIDS-informed physician if one or more of these symptoms persists!