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Can Broken Skin Transmit Hiv?
AIDS-related complex - ARC; Chronic symptomatic HIV infection
Symptoms
- Diarrhea that persists
- Excessive sweating or night sweats
- Fatigue that persists
- Fever that persists
- General feeling of discomfort, illness, or lack of well-being
- Herpes zoster infections (shingles) that keep coming back
- Joint pain
- Mouth disorders
Gingivitis -
Oral hairy leukoplakia of the tongue, caused by a viral infection -
Oral thrush ("yeast infection")
- Pain, loss of sensation, and inability to control muscles (
periph...
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