What happens after HIV infection? from OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens, presented by MediaLab

Bloodborne Pathogens: HIV

What happens after HIV infection?

Possibly months after the initial infecting episode, an infected person develops a mononucleosis-like illness lasting a week or two.
A person may then be free of symptoms for years.
But as the T-helper cells die, the person becomes vulnerable to many serious infections.
And the expected mortality is 100%.

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