They usually go away within two to three weeks. This early stage of HIV infection is called acute HIV infection. The US public health agency the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection where the body's immune defenses have been compromised. Acute HIV infection is the period immediately following exposure to the virus in which the ...

During acute and early HIV infection, high levels of viremia generate a massive immunologic response, which in turn contributes to rapid CD4-cell depletion. Given this process, researchers have ...