Principais sintomas e alterações imunológicas decorrentes da infecção pelo vírus HIV: uma revisão bibliográfica

ABSTRACT Objective: Conduct a literature review of the symptoms and immunological changes caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (HIV). Methods: Integrative Literature Review, from august and september 2019. Looking to answer the guiding question: what are the main symptoms and immunological changes resulting from the infection of the human immunodeficiency virus — HIV in their carriers between 2010 and 2019? Being selected ten studies. Results: The carrier of the HIV should have a larger number of CD4 + T cells in his body if the patient is not using antiretrovirals. Studies have shown that patients with HIV, live for a while without being aware of the disease, the carrier is aware of the infection after performing specific tests, or through the infection of any timely disease that will cause him great harm. Final Remarks: The survey showed that HIV is present in all populations since young to elderly, and its silent way of living in the body, can provide a late diagnosis. HIV's infection has no obvious symptoms they are seen from the co-infections of timely diseases.