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From testing to prevention, you will find on this page answers to questions such as "What is HIV", "What are the side effects of HIV medication", and many more.

 

What are some of the most common opportunistic infections?

There are many different kinds of opportunistic infections. The following is a list of some common opportunistic infections:

Bacterial Infections:
Bacterial Diarrhea
Tuberculosis (TB)
Syphilis & Neurosyphilis
Bacterial Pneumonia

Malignancies:
Anal Dysplasia/Cancer
Cervical Dysplasia
Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS)
Lymphomas

Viral Infections:
Hepatitis C
Herpes Virus (Shingles)
Herpes Simplex Virus (Oral and genital)
Human Papiloma Virus (HPV, genital warts and anal and cervical cancer)

Fungal Infections:
Aspergilosis
Candidiasis (Thrush, yeast infection)
Coccidioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis

Protozoal Infections:
Cryptosporidiosis
Psoriasis
Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP)
Taxoplasmosis

Neurological Conditions:
AIDS Dementia Complex (ADC)
Peripheral Neuropathy