| "> | | | | feel it? Maybe. HIV and AIDS, in the very early |
| If you just typed that sentence into Google, you | | | | stages, may feel like the flu. The virus attacks the |
| probably skipped from site to site reading lists of | | | | immune system so your body can respond with a |
| answers that ranged from | | | | fever, swollen glands, skin rashes, body aches, or |
| ânothingâ to âit | | | | headaches. But HIV can be silent for years so you |
| variesâ to a laundry list of flu-like signs that | | | | cannot rely on symptoms to know if you are |
| spiral into a foreboding list of later stage infection. | | | | infected. Some people can live with HIV for 8 years |
| Stop. If you think you may have been exposed to | | | | and not know it. After the virus kills off helper T cells |
| HIV, get an HIV test. Weâre here to help. | | | | (CD4 lymphocytes), the body may weaken and |
| You can get tested today without an appointment. | | | | develop chronic symptoms like diarrhea and weight |
| No need to take off a day from work, deal with | | | | loss. Very serious symptoms happen in the later |
| embarrassing questions, or worry about the test | | | | stages of infection which is when HIV officially |
| appearing on your insurance bill or medical records. | | | | becomes AIDS. |
| You may be wonderingâ¦if I have HIV, would I | | | | |