Many people who are HIV-positive do not experience any symptoms of HIV infection. Sometimes symptoms appear after a year of infection or even after a decade. Often people only begin to feel sick when they progress toward AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)_. _ But those who do have symptoms may experience: Fever Chills Rash Night sweats Muscle aches Sore throat Fatigue Swollen lymph nodes Ulcers in the mouth It is important to know that most people do not suffer symptoms so tests must be taken to know if you are HIV+ Malaria.
There are many symptoms for malaria that infect nearly 75% of children in tropical countries, these symptoms may include: fever headache vomiting flu-like symptoms followed by internal bleeding kidney and liver failure Creutzfeldt- Jacob disease CJD is caused by an abnormal protein, called prion, which affects the nervous system. CJD is sometimes called the “great mimicker” because it causes symptoms that occur in many other neurological diseases. These symptoms include: Behavioral and personality changes Confusion and memory problems.
Depression Insomnia Lack of coordination Strange physical sensations Vision problems As the disease advances, some may experience dementia and involuntary jerking movements called myoclonus. Herpes The first signs of herpes are sometimes a tingling, itching and burning sensations at the site of infection. These “pre-outbreak” symptoms are often called prodrome.
In genital herpes more symptoms are present, these symptoms include: painful red blisters that burst to leave open sores around your genitals, rectum, thighs and buttocks blisters and ulcers on the cervix (lower part of the womb) in women vaginal discharge in women pain when you pass urine a high temperature (fever) of 38°C (100. 4°F) or over a general feeling of being unwell, with aches and pains flu like symptoms These symptoms may last up to 20 days, but the sores caused by this infection will eventually scab and heal without scarring. Cholera The symptoms of cholera can vary from mild to severe.
Three quarters of infected people who have cholera won’t have any symptoms. But if symptoms do occur then they will include:watery diarrhoea that has a mild fishy smell feeling sick and vomiting abdominal (stomach) cramps severe diarrhoea that may lead to extreme dehydration, drowsiness, confusion and may even lead to a coma. Usually there is a delay of between a few hours to five days from when you become infected with cholera and when you start to get symptoms.
This is known as the incubation period. Hypothyroidism Underactive thyroid symptoms extreme tiredness weight gain but poor appetite getting cold easily dry and pale skin coarse, thinning hair and brittle nails weak, sore muscles deeper voice puffy eyes memory loss and poor concentration constipation heavy, irregular or prolonged menstrual periods tingling of the hands and arms depression low sex drive slow heart rate Enlarged thyroid gland which causes a lump to develop in the throat.
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) The most common symptom of coronary artery disease is angina which is chest pain. It is also described as chest discomfort, heaviness, tightness, pressure, aching, burning, numbness, fullness, or squeezing. It can be mistaken for indigestion or heartburn.
Angina is usually felt in the chest, but may also be felt in the left shoulder, arms, neck, back or jaw. Pain or discomfort in other areas of the upper body including the arms, left shoulder, back, neck, jaw, or stomach Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath Sweating or “cold sweat” Fullness, indigestion, or choking feeling (may feel like “heartburn”) Nausea or vomiting Light-headedness, dizziness, extreme weakness or anxiety Rapid or irregular heart beats Swine flu unusual tiredness headache runny nose sore throat shortness of breath or cough loss of appetite aching muscles diarrhoea or vomiting.