11 Early Symptoms of HIV Every Woman Should Be Aware Of

HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus is an incurable disease that attacks your body’s immune system, passed through bodily fluids like semen, blood, and breast milk (although not saliva). Although there is no cure for it, people with HIV can still live long, healthy lives if they are undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatments. That’s why it’s so important that the virus is identified as early as possible.

But this can prove challenging because the earliest symptoms of HIV present themselves in flu-like fashion, including fever, sore throat, aches, etc. Here are some of the ways HIV presents itself in women.