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Pollution took place. The initial HIV contamination is known as a Primary Infection. (HIV 1). In the Primary The viral load of an HIV-1-positive person is high, which means that plasma or blood donations may contain more than 1 million viruses per millimeter. The signs and symptoms that characterize this stage are referred to as SERCONVERSION ILLNESS and include headache, sore throat, persistent diarrhea, vomiting, sleeplessness at night, weight loss, and skin rashes. The average duration of this SEROCONVERSION ILLNESS is 25 days. During HIV-1 Primary Infection, the number of CD4 cells identified decreases and may even fall below 200 cells/L. The HIV virus targets CD4+ cells in the lymph nodes and thymus, increasing the risk of opportunistic infections and reducing the likelihood of cancer development in the infected person. The thymus generates T lymphocytes.
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