Symptoms and Conditions of ARC and AIDS

• Anergy: lack of skin allergic response
• Anemia: lack of red blood cells
• Autoimmune Disorders: immune system attacks own body
• Candidiasis/Oral Thrush: See Figure 6
• Hyperplasia: excessive growth of normal cells in organ
• Kidney Dysfunction: kidneys fail or function poorly
• Leukopenia: decreased number of leukocytes (white blood cells that engulf germs)
• Lymphomas: lymphatic system cancers
• Lymphopenia: decreased number of lymphocytes
• Nerve Damage: possible blindness, deafness, paralysis
• Oral Thrush: caused by Epstein-Barr Virus (Figure 6)
• Wasting: severe weight loss, perhaps death, from diarrhea and malnutrition