Yes it can. this reduces the body's resistance. The first symptoms are: enlarged lymph nodes in several parts of the body (neck, armpits, groin,…) fever inflammation rash sometimes vomiting or nausea, headaches and muscle aches during the second phase most symptoms disappear after more than 10 years the HIV virus starts to get into 3 Stage 4 and the immune system fail significantly Stage 4 is a fully developed AIDS disease, where any trivial disease can cause death, as mentioned above, the HIV virus attacks T lymphocytes (so-called helper T lymphocytes or CD4 cells) and patients are then more susceptible Herpes simplex virus - causes ulcers or small blisters in the mouth or genitals Herpes zoster (shingles) - ulcers or small blisters on infections skin, is caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chickenpox Kaposi's sarcoma - cancer of the skin, lungs, colon and herpes virus infection m (HHV-8) and is much more common in men than in women Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - lymph node cancer or vaginal candidiasis - yeast (usually Candida albicans) infection in the mouth or vagina tuberculosis - tuberculosis infection affects the lungs, but can also affect other organs such as intestines, mucous membranes, brain bacterial angiomatosis - skin ulcers caused by bacteria of the genus Bartonella, most often the carrier is a cat that scratches a person Esophageal Candidiasis - painful yeast infection of the esophagus Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP pneumonia) - lung infection caused by the fungus AIDS dementia - deterioration and slowing of mental functions caused by HIV cryptococcal meningitis - fungal infection of meninges extreme diarrhea caused by parasite (Cryptococcus) progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy - brain disease caused by virus (so - called. JC), which results in a significant decrease in mental and physical functions, toxoplasma encephalitis - inflammation of the brain caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which is often contained in cat feces "wasting" syndrome - extreme weight loss and loss of appetite caused by the HIV virus itself cytomegalovirus infection - a viral infection that can affect almost any organ system