Dental problems can be the first clinical signs of disease.
dental problems as hurting and bleeding gums, mouth herpes sores and fungal infections (thrush), can be the first clinical signs of AIDS. However, if you have some of these symptoms should not conclude that is infected by the virus, since they occur also in the general population.
the only way to know for sure if you are infected is doing the HIV test. Consult your physician or other healthcare professional. A positive HIV test does not mean that you have AIDS
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AIDS is a diagnosis made by the doctor, based on specific criteria. Nor can rely on symptoms to know whether or not you are infected by HIV. Many people who are infected with the virus do not present any symptoms for many years. The signs below can serve as warning to HIV infection:
- constant dry cough, fever or night sweats, swollen lymph glands
- Diarrhea that lasts more than a week
- white patches or strange stains in the mouth or tongue, throat
accelerated weight loss
intense in the armpits, groin and neck
Pneumonia, red spots, brown or pink, or purple in the skin inside the mouth
eyelids, nose, or memory loss, depression and other neurological changes
