| I would like to make it clear that AIDS begins by a | | | | infections that do not normally develop in humans |
| HIV infection. When people are infected with HIV, | | | | with healthy immune. |
| they do not have any symptoms for many years. | | | | Why they are called opportunistic infections? Because |
| (could take 10 years or more) | | | | they do not happen to people with healthy immune. |
| During that period, HIV develops to become AIDS, | | | | But since AIDS destroys the immune system, they |
| and infected people can transmit the virus to others. | | | | will occur in infected people. |
| This is the most dangerous point about AIDS or HIV. | | | | What are common symptoms with AIDS infected |
| Because a HIV-infected person may seem | | | | people? |
| well-looking, while he is actively transmitting virus to | | | | They are fevers, sweats, weakness, weight loss, and |
| other people. | | | | a series of "rare" infections and cancers. |
| If HIV is not treated or detected, it will rapidly | | | | I will probably discuss these infections later in detail. |
| develop and the infected immune system will | | | | But I just wanted to make it clear to you about the |
| weaken, at the latest stage it is called AIDS | | | | difference between AIDS and HIV, and when exactly |
| (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). | | | | symptoms occur. |
| Symptoms of AIDS | | | | In a later stage, aids causes rare cancers, that |
| As I said, symptoms will only occur if HIV is | | | | normally won't affect a healthy immune. Eventually, |
| developed into AIDS and the symptoms of AIDS are | | | | the patient dies after one of these opportunistic |
| a result of series of infections called opportunistic | | | | infections. |