HIV
Cause/Symptoms:
Transmission:
Incubation:
Period of Communicability:
- Virus
- Most cases will develop a short-term flu-like illness several weeks to months after infection
- May lead to suppression of the immune system
Transmission:
- Person to person by direct contact with infected body fluids, including sexual contact
Incubation:
- Generally 1 to 3 months until HIV blood test is positive
Period of Communicability:
- Begins early after onset of infection and extends throughout life