After four decades of hard-won progress toward curbing the HIV epidemic, the face of the disease is changing.

HIV symptoms vary depending on the stage of infection, which are acute, chronic, and AIDS. During the acute infection stage, flu-like symptoms of fever, fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes may occur.

Background: The immunosuppresion in HIV patients makes them highly susceptible to microbial infections. The aim of the study was to establish whether HIV stage (as depicted by CD4+ T lymphocyte counts ...