Skin picture of women with AIDS

Women, like men, are infected with AIDS. Although the clinical symptoms and development stages of the disease are the same, due to different physiological structures, the symptoms of the two are different. Generally speaking, women may experience a stage of rapid viral infection growth within a few weeks after being infected with HIV, which is the subacute infection period of HIV. If not treated promptly, a series of symptoms will follow. Let's take a look at the skin photos of women with AIDS.

Symptoms 1. Flu-like symptoms

It is a symptom of the subacute infection period of HIV virus. Because the virus enters the body soon and multiplies in large numbers, it will cause alertness to the human immune system, resulting in symptoms such as headache, cough, fever, sneezing, runny nose, fatigue, etc., which last for 1 to 4 weeks. In any case, it looks very much like a fever and a cold, right? However, if you have had unprotected sex with someone you don't know 2 to 6 weeks ago, or have had blood drawn, intravenous injections, earrings, or other behaviors that may be infected with HIV, you need to be careful.

Symptom 2. Painless lumps under the armpits, chin, and behind the ears

A painless lump in this location is usually an enlarged lymph node. Lymph nodes have immune functions, and their swelling indicates that the body has gone all out to fight the invader. If you notice swollen lymph nodes after having a fever or cold, you need to be very alert.

Symptom 3. Skin spots

The spots caused by AIDS are not the brown or dark red colors like freckles and melasma that you are familiar with, but the colors are very rich, which may be dark brown, light pink, bright red, or blue-purple. They usually do not appear on the cheeks, arms or legs, but only on the mucous membranes, such as the lips, upper eyelids, genitals or anus, and nose.

Symptom 4. Irregular menstruation

There are many reasons that may cause irregular menstruation in women, HIV virus is one of them. It may make your menstrual quality change regularly, or become less and less, or even not appear this month. In addition, due to changes in female hormones in the body, menstrual pain can be aggravated.

Symptom 5. Vaginal yeast infection

At least three-quarters of women will have a vaginal yeast infection in their lifetime. It is not a serious sign in itself, but it may be a sign of a more serious disease, such as diabetes or AIDS. AIDS is often related to vaginal yeast infection. This is because your body devotes all its energy to fighting the HIV virus and has no energy to deal with other bacteria and fungi. Therefore, the vaginal yeast takes advantage of the opportunity to multiply and cause infection. The main symptoms include burning sensation in the private parts, the appearance of white dregs-like leucorrhea, painful urination, and painful sexual intercourse.

Symptom 6. Rapid weight loss

Any time you lose weight quickly and without an obvious cause, it is a problem. Because responding to viral infections requires the human immune system to expend a lot of energy, and viral infections can also cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which can cause a sudden drop in weight.

Of course, all of the above symptoms are very common when taken separately. We cannot suspect AIDS when we see a fever or a cold. But everyone should not be too careless, especially if you have indeed engaged in unsafe behaviors that may be infected with the HIV virus, it is best to closely observe changes in your body in the future.