The first stage of HIV is called acute HIV and causes flu-like symptoms like fever, chills, and fatigue. During stage two of HIV, symptoms subside and you may even start to feel better.

a large proportion of newly diagnosed HIV-infected individuals are identified with symptomatic or late-stage HIV infection. Using patients enrolled in the Kaiser Permanente and Group Health ...

This occurs in only 1% to 5% of HIV infections as people remain asymptomatic and the virus levels stay low. The stages of infection from person to person vary slightly, both in severity and the ...