Let's Get Technical [Symptoms] [Drug Therapy]  The Symptoms of
HIV  ACUTE: The initial infection, with a brief flulike illness
similar to mononucleosis Included in the symptoms mayu be
nausea, swollen lymph glands, a sore throat, and a fever. These
symptams are obviously not unique to HIV at this early time. The
inflammation of the brain, called encelaphalopathy, can lead to
headaches and fevers, sometimes associated with a loss of memory
and a changes in personality (dementia). This acute stage
usually lasts a few days to a few weeks, and a significant
number of people display no symptoms.  CHRONIC (SYMPTOMATIC):
Following the acute phase the infected person will usually feel
well, but will become seropositve (display antibodies) to the
HIV infection. It is possible for the infection to be completely
silent (latent) for a number of months, but it usually enters a
persistent or chronic mode of 2-12 years in an adult, where the
T-4 cells are gradually being depleted but few other symptoms
are noticeabie.  Slow