HIV is a systemic disease characterized by an immunosuppressive state and damage to many systems. The disease proceeds without specific symptoms, develops slowly and progresses steadily. To date, no drug has been invented that could completely destroy the virus in the human body, only some drugs can stop the virus from multiplying.
The first signs of HIV in women and men can be very non-specific, so people often do not seek help after direct infection and the virus begins to multiply intensively in the body.
Signs of HIV infection are very difficult to detect in the early stages, as after the virus has invaded the body, a long period of time (months, years, and decades) can pass.
Considering the autogenesis of HIV infection, it should be noted that for direct infection there must be the necessary concentration of viral particles, but if the body's immune system is not weakened, then the first clinical signs can be detected after a long time.
Signs of HIV in women are observed in accordance with the clinical stage:
I. Multiple enlargement of the lymph nodes resulting from the penetration of the virus into the blood.
II. The first non-specific symptoms:
- gradual decrease in body weight,
- low - grade body temperature against the background of full health,
- signs of SARS that exist for more than 2 weeks
- damage to the skin, mucous membranes and hair (dermatitis, prurigo, folliculitis, psoriasis, fungal diseases, multiple ulcers on the mucous membranes, gingivitis, lichen).
III. Stage of "vivid" clinical manifestations
- progressive decrease in body weight,
upset stool
- damage to the mucous membranes with candidiasis infection,
- leukoplakia,
- tuberculosis of the lungs and organs,
- neuropathy,
- Kaposi's sarcomas,
- severe infectious processes of a generalized nature (pneumonia, sinusitis).
IV. Stage of progressive disorders
- pneumocystis pneumonia ,
- toxoplasmosis,
- cytomegalovirus infection ,
- herpes infection
- mycobacteriosis and progressive candidiasis,
- lymphomas,
- disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma.
Thus, the signs of HIV in women are not always as pronounced as we would like. If a person suspects a possible infection, then even a blood test in the early stages will not give a reliable result. It is necessary to conduct a diagnosis at the first visit to the doctor, then after three months and six months. Only in this way can one be sure that the disease has not really developed.
After the virus has entered the body, its DNA is introduced into the host cell, and then the process of replication of the genomic material begins. Now dividing cells have a pathological genomic structure, i.e. are atypical for the body and cannot perform their function normally. When the number of foreign cells accumulates in the right concentration, the first signs of HIV begin to appear in women and men.
Most often, with a detailed questioning, the following complaints can be identified:
- weakness and fatigue,
- apathetic mood,
- lack of appetite,
- a slight increase in temperature,
- signs of a respiratory infection,
- an increase in lymph nodes, starting from the top.
Further, the signs of HIV in women begin to spread in accordance with the above clinical signs, and the condition of the patients becomes much worse.
When a patient seeks help from a doctor about HIV infection, the necessary diagnostic minimum is initially performed, and after the diagnosis is made, it is necessary to resort to antiretroviral therapy. These drugs are prescribed for HIV-infected people for life, and the medicines used are adjusted in accordance with the progression of the disease.