Do I Have HIV/AIDS?

Do you have fever?

Do you have a headache?

Do you have muscle aches and joint pain?

Do you have a skin rash?

Do you have sore throat and painful mouth sores?

Do you have swollen lymph glands, mainly on the neck?

Do you have diarrhea?

Have you lost weight unintentionally?

Do you cough?

Do you have night sweats?

Do you have oral yeast infection (thrush)?

Do you have a diagnosis of shingles (herpes zoster)?

Do you have a diagnosis of pneumonia?

Did you have unprotected vaginal, anal or oral sex with a person infected with HIV?

Do you have multiple sexual partners or a new sex partner?

Are you a man who has sex with men?

Do you use IV drugs and share needles, syringes or other injecting equipment with someone else?

Based on your answers it is unlikely that you have HIV/AIDS. AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a serious, long-term medical condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is commonly spread through sexual contact, but it can be also transmitted via blood. Infected pregnant woman can pass the virus to her child during pregnancy, childbirth or later, through breast-feeding. HIV weakens the immune system and reduces your body's potential to fight infection. Anyone can become infected with HIV, but people who have unprotected sex, people with sexually transmitted infections and people who share needles while using IV drugs are at higher risk.

Based on your answers there is a possibility that you have HIV/AIDS. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a chronic disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Based on your answers there is a high possibility that you have HIV/AIDS. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a final stage of infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). People infected with HIV will have the infection for life. Approximately 1.2 million people in the United States are diagnosed with HIV. HIV can cause serious damage to your immune system, but there are some medications that can slow down the progression of the virus in your body. Treatment includes so called antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART can reduce the amount of virus in your blood and body fluids, reducing the chance of transmitting HIV to others.