Many people do not develop any symptoms when they first become infected with HIV. Some people, however, get a flu-like illness within three to six weeks after exposure to the virus. This illness, called Acute HIV Syndrome, may include fever, headache, tiredness, nausea, diarrhoea and enlarged lymph nodes (organs of the immune system that can be felt in the neck, armpits and groin). These symptoms usually disappear within a week to a month and are often mistaken for another viral infection.
 
During this period, the quantity of the virus in the body will be high and it spreads to different parts, particularly the lymphoid tissue. At this stage, the infected person is more likely to pass on the infection to others. The viral quantity then drops as the body’s immune system launches an orchestrated fight.
 
More persistent or severe symptoms may not surface for several years, even a decade or more, after HIV first enters the body in adults, or within two years in children born with the virus. This period of “asymptomatic” infection varies from individual to individual. Some people may begin to have symptoms as soon as a few months, while others may be symptom-free for more than 10 years. However, during the “asymptomatic” period, the virus will be actively multiplying, infecting, and killing cells of the immune system. 

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“” This year’s “World AIDS Day” on the eve of this reporter Guangdong 300 students of the University conducted a survey. According to the survey findings, more than 90% of college students knowledge on AIDS has an initial understanding, on the other hand, they are generally think AIDS is still far from their own, almost no preparations to deal with the reality.

“” In the survey, 92% of students said they had received education on AIDS knowledge and the spread of AIDS can be accurately pinpointed the three ways: blood infections, sexual and mother-to-child transmission. But students on AIDS prevention and awareness of the many errors, if 1 / 5 of students mistakenly thought that “infectious mosquito bites AIDS”, almost all the respondents failed to complete the contraceptive condoms addition, it also has a wider sexual health and the prevention of diseases such as AIDS spread role.

“” Treats AIDS patients or virus carriers on the issue, 52% of students said that “as usual and he will live and study together,” the percentage far higher than the general population. But students still very contradictory feelings, that can not be treated as ordinary AIDS patients as the patients accepted.

“” Students are generally hope to have more HIV prevention, protection of self-knowledge, but 64% of the current school education is not interested in publicity, that is too simple First, Second, the offensive light on the scientific, moral lessons weight. They more through the website, BBS discussion, television and newspapers to understand the fight against AIDS knowledge and information.

“” Nearly half of the students believe that college students are having sex in general or universal phenomenon, and a “sincere love” or “does not affect learning” as a precondition that can accept premarital sex as much as 75%. But the feelings of purity and self-confidence of partners only, 95% of the students believe that AIDS is far away from their own, only about 40% of people will take the initiative to call in sex use condoms. The current sexual behavior, students are worried that things were “unwed pregnant”, “Punish school discipline”, “parents opposed to” finally “have contracted AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.”

“” 2003 “World AIDS Day”, Beijing had manufacturers for free condoms to students because of the activities of students and resist failure, but in the survey, the “condom into the campus,” university students has reached 72% and 38% of their suspicion and would rather not grade since OK purchase. It seems that the students had sexual problems deserve our face. How to protect them from AIDS, and needs not only tolerant attitude, we need a system with the scientific method.

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