Abstract
Following infection with HIV, antibodies to HIV usually appear within a period of about 8 weeks. This process, called seroconversion, may result in a transient non-specific glandular fever-type illness, but usually there are no symptoms. The acute phase of infection during which antibodies develop is followed by a chronic phase which may also be asymptomatic or it may be accompanied by illness. The symptomatic classification of chronic HIV infection is best divided into:
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Persistent Generalized Lymphadenopathy (PGL)
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AIDS-related complex (ARC)
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Fully expressed AIDS
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Daniels, V.G. (1987). Infection with the AIDS virus. In: AIDS. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5890-9_5
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