Which of the following is an AIDS defining criteria according WHO -: (A) Generalised lymphadenopathy, (B) Fever, weight loss and fatigue, (C) Pneumosystic carinii Pneumonia, (D) Mycobacterium avium infection
Answer is A. Generalised lymphadenopathy is one of the minor signs . Weight loss greater than or equal to 10% of body weight is needed Prolonged fever for more than 1 month is needed Ref; Park&;s Textbook of preventive and social medicine, 24th edition.Pg no. 366