infections
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Interval of mild or no symptoms
After the first symptoms disappear, most people, even without treatment, have no symptoms or only occasionally have a few mild symptoms. This interval of few or no symptoms may last from 2 to 15 years. The symptoms that most commonly occur during this interval include the following: Swollen lymph nodes, felt as small, painless lumps in the neck, under the arms, or in the groin White patches in the mouth ( Symptoms ) due to candidiasis (a yeast infection) Shingles None Diarrhea Fatigue Fever sometimes with sweating Progressive loss of weight Anemia Some people progressively lose weight and have a mild fever or diarrhea. These symptoms may result from HIV infection or from opportunistic infections that develop because HIV has weakened the immune system. 