AIDS FOUNDATION OF SRI LANKA

It is the vision of the Foundation to utilize all means at its disposal to maintain the ‘low prevalence’ status of HIV in Sri Lanka and to try and down – regulate or ‘halt and reverse’ the epidemic to the level of a ‘very low prevalence’ country.

STAGE 1 - PRIMARY

  • Lasts for one to six weeks after Infection
  • No symptoms at all
  • Infected person can infect other people

STAGE 2 - ASYMPTOMATIC

  • Lasts for an average of 10 years
  • This stage is free from symptoms
  • There may be swollen glands
  • HIV Antibodies are detectable in the blood

STAGE 3 - SYMPTOMATIC

  • The symptoms are mild
  • The immune system deteriorates 
  • Emergence of opportunistic infections and cancers

STAGE 4 - HIV > AIDS

  • The immune system weakens
  • The illnesses become more severe leading to an AIDS Diagnosis

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