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AIDS Symptoms
The symptoms of HIV and AIDS vary, depending on the phase of
infection.

Primary infection

The majority of people infected by HIV develop a flu-like illness

within a month or two after the virus enters the body. This illness,
known as primary or acute HIV infection, may last for a few weeks.
Possible signs and symptoms include:

Fever

Headache

Muscle aches

Rash

Chills

Sore throat

Mouth or genital ulcers

Swollen lymph glands, mainly on the neck

Joint pain

Night sweats

Diarrhea

Although the symptoms of primary HIV infection may be mild

enough to go unnoticed, the amount of virus in the bloodstream
(viral load) is particularly high at this time.
Clinical latent infection typically lasts eight to 10 years. A few
people stay in this stage even longer, but others progress to more
severe disease much sooner.
As the virus continues to multiply and destroy immune cells, you
may develop mild infections or chronic signs and symptoms such as:

Fever

Fatigue

Swollen lymph nodes often one of the first signs of HIV

infection

Diarrhea

Weight loss

Cough

Shortness of breath

If you receive no treatment for your HIV infection, the disease

typically progresses to AIDS in about 10 years. The signs and
symptoms include:

Soaking night sweats

Shaking chills or fever higher than 100 F (38 C) for several
weeks

Cough

Shortness of breath

Chronic diarrhea

Persistent white spots or unusual lesions on your tongue or in

your mouth

Headaches

Persistent, unexplained fatigue

Blurred and distorted vision

Weight loss

Skin rashes or bumps

Tuberculosis Symptoms

Latent TB. In this condition, you have a TB infection, but the

bacteria remain in your body in an inactive state and cause no
symptoms. Latent TB, also called inactive TB or TB infection, isn't
contagious. It can turn into active TB, so treatment is important for
the person with latent TB and to help control the spread of TB in
general. An estimated 2 billion people have latent TB.

Active TB. This condition makes you sick and can spread to
others. It can occur in the first few weeks after infection with the TB
bacteria, or it might occur years later.
Signs and symptoms of active TB include:

Coughing that lasts three or more weeks

Coughing up blood

Chest pain, or pain with breathing or coughing

Unintentional weight loss

Fatigue

Fever

Night sweats

Chills

Loss of appetite

Tuberculosis can also affect other parts of your body, including your
kidneys, spine or brain. When TB occurs outside your lungs, signs
and symptoms vary according to the organs involved. For example,
tuberculosis of the spine may give you back pain, and tuberculosis
in your kidneys might cause blood in your urine.

Malaria Symptoms
A malaria infection is generally characterized by recurrent attacks
with the following signs and symptoms:

Moderate to severe shaking chills

High fever

Profuse sweating as body temperature falls

Other signs and symptoms may include:

Headache

Vomiting

Diarrhea

Malaria signs and symptoms typically begin within a few weeks after
being bitten by an infected mosquito. However, some types of
malaria parasites can lie dormant in your body for months, or even
years.

Rabies Symptoms

The first symptoms of rabies may be very similar to the flu and may
last for days. Signs and symptoms may include:

Fever

Headache

Nausea

Vomiting

Agitation

Anxiety

Confusion

Hyperactivity

Difficulty swallowing

Excessive salivation

Fear of water (hydrophobia) because of the difficulty in

swallowing

Hallucinations

Insomnia

Partial paralysis

Leprosy Symptoms

The bacteria that cause Hansen's disease grow very slowly. It may
take 2-10 years before signs and symptoms appear.

Symptoms mainly affect the skin, nerves, and mucous membranes

(the soft, moist areas just inside the body's openings).
The disease can cause:

Skin lesions that may be faded/discolored

Growths on the skin

Thick, stiff or dry skin

Severe pain

Numbness on affected areas of the skin

Muscle weakness or paralysis (especially in the hands and

feet)

Eye problems that may lead to blindness

Enlarged nerves (especially those around the elbow and knee)

A stuffy nose

Nosebleeds

Ulcers on the soles of feet

Flat or raised skin lesions or nodules, often less pigmented than

the surrounding skin, though they may reddish or copper
colored

Single or multiple skin lesions that are often found on cooler

parts of the body such as the face, buttocks, and extremities

Thickening of the skin and peripheral nerves

Ulcerations of the skin

Peripheral nerve involvement leading to loss of sensation

Peripheral nerve involvement leading to muscle weakness

(for example, clawed hand deformities, contractures, and foot
drop)

Hoarseness

Testicular involvement leading to sexual dysfunction or

sterility

Eye involvement including eye pain, eye redness, inability to

close the eyelids, corneal ulcers, and blindness

Loss of eyebrows and eyelashes

Destruction of the nasal cartilage

Since Hansens disease affects the nerves, loss of feeling or

sensation can occur.

Bibliography:
1. http://www.mayoclinic.org/
2. http://www.cdc.gov/