Can HIV/AIDS cause hypertension or abnormal heart beat?

IS HYPERTENSION RELATED TO HIV/AIDS? IF SOMEONE HAS HIV VIRUS, CAN THAT CAUSE HYPERTENSION? CAN THAT CAUSE ABNORMAL HEART BEAT?

Usually no. HIV will not cause a person to be hypertensive or have heart mermors. HIV alters your DNA and by doing so wont alter your blood pressure.

What are the early symptoms of HIV infection?

Many people do not develop any symptoms when they first become infected with HIV. Some people, however, get a flu-like illness within three to six weeks after exposure to the virus. This illness, called Acute HIV Syndrome, may include fever, headache, tiredness, nausea, diarrhoea and enlarged lymph nodes (organs of the immune system that can be felt in the neck, armpits and groin). These symptoms usually disappear within a week to a month and are often mistaken for another viral infection.

During this period, the quantity of the virus in the body will be high and it spreads to different parts, particularly the lymphoid tissue. At this stage, the infected person is more likely to pass on the infection to others. The viral quantity then drops as the body's immune system launches an orchestrated fight.

More persistent or severe symptoms may not surface for several years, even a decade or more, after HIV first enters the body in adults, or within two years in children born with the virus. This period of "asymptomatic" infection varies from individual to individual. Some people may begin to have symptoms as soon as a few months, while others may be symptom-free for more than 10 years. However, during


What are the later symptoms of HIV/AIDS?

Lack of energy
Weight loss
Frequent fevers and sweats
A thick, whitish coating of the tongue or mouth (thrush) that is caused by a yeast infection and sometimes accompanied by a sore throat
Severe or recurring vaginal yeast infections
Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease or severe and frequent infections like herpes zoster
Periods of extreme and unexplained fatigue that may be combined with headaches, lightheadedness, and/or dizziness
Rapid loss of more than 10 pounds of weight that is not due to increased physical exercise or dieting
Bruising more easily than normal
Long-lasting bouts of diarrhoea
Swelling or hardening of glands located in the throat, armpit, or groin
Periods of continued, deep, dry coughing
Increasing shortness of breath
The appearance of discoloured or purplish growths on the skin or inside the mouth
Unexplained bleeding from growths on the skin, from mucous membranes, or from any opening in the body
Recurring or unusual skin rashes
Severe numbness or pain in the hands or feet, the loss of muscle control and reflex, paralysis or loss of muscular strength
An altered state of consciousness, personality change, or mental deterioration
Children may grow slowly or fall sick frequently. HIV positive persons are also found to be more vulnerable to some cancers.

*** See a doctor if you think you have HIV/AIDS.
*** Heart Palpations, (irregular beating.) Can be respatory disease related, however they can also just be nothing. If your a teen, its probably nothing because heart palpations or beat skipping every once in awhile is normal in adolecent years.

An illness secondary to HIV/AIDS can cause pretty much any symptom. Be more specific.

HIV/AIDS will cause a reduction in your body's ability to fight off infection thus leaving the person open to any kind of disease really. The cause of hypertension would be from a secondary disease. For example in the case of diarrhoea it will lead to imbalance of fluid and electrolytes in the body which can lead to kidney failure which will in turn lead to hypertension.

In another case, an overload of infection in the body will lead to a fever and an increase in the heart rate with or without hypertension. In short it can be caused by anything.