HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Infection - PeaceHealth

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Symptoms

HIV may not cause symptoms early on. People who do have symptoms may mistake them for the flu or mono. The symptoms may include:

  • Fatigue.
  • Muscle aches.
  • Skin rash.
  • Headache.
  • Sore throat.
  • Enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, and groin.
  • Joint pain.
  • Night sweats.
  • Diarrhea.

These first symptoms can range from mild to severe. They usually go away on their own after 2 to 3 weeks. But many people don't have symptoms, or they have such mild symptoms that they don't notice them at this stage.

Later symptoms

After the early symptoms go away, a person who has HIV may not have symptoms again for years. But if HIV isn't treated, symptoms will come back, be more severe, and remain. These symptoms usually include:

  • Extreme fatigue.
  • Night sweats.
  • Loss of appetite or unexplained weight loss.
  • Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, and groin.
  • Diarrhea or other bowel changes.
  • Dry cough or shortness of breath.
  • Nail changes.
  • Pain when swallowing.
  • Repeated outbreaks of cold sores or genital herpes sores.
  • Mouth sores or a yeast infection of the mouth (thrush).

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