Flu-like

• It is common to experience flu-like symptoms several weeks after infection, which could include rash, sore throat, headache, fever and swollen lymph glands.
  
  

No Symptoms

• A person with HIV can spread the virus to others in the early stages, even if there are no symptoms.
  
  

Multiplies

• Even without symptoms, the virus multiplies in the lymph nodes and it begins destroying the white blood cells.
  
  

Symptom-Free

• A person with HIV can remain symptom-free for almost a decade.
  
  

Chronic/Mild

• Chronic and mild symptoms can develop during the first eight years. These can include cough, fever, shortness of breath, weight loss, diarrhea and swollen lymph nodes.
  
  

AIDS

• Ten or more years after the infection, more serious symptoms may begin to appear and the infection may be meet the criteria for AIDS. Symptoms include blurred vision, night sweats, chronic diarrhea, high fevers, headaches, shaking chills, white spots on the tongue or mouth, weight loss and a shortness of breath and dry cough.