WASTING SYNDROME DUE TO HIV (26)    ROR AIDS INDICATOR DISEASE (799.49)

Name Value
DISEASE NAME WASTING SYNDROME DUE TO HIV
INITIAL DIAGNOSIS VALUES 1:Definitive
SEQUENTIAL NUMBER 26
DESCRIPTION Wasting syndrome due to HIV
METHOD DESCRIPTION
Definitive Diagnostic Method:
for >/30 days) or chronic weakness and documented
fever (for >/30 days, intermittent or constant) in
the absence of a concurrent illness or condition 
other than HIV infection that could explain the
findings (e.g., cancer, tuberculosis,
cryptosporidious, or other specific enteritis).
 
NOTE:  The method of diagnosis described here is 
not truly definitive but is sufficiently rigorous
for surveillance purposes.
 
Findings of profound involuntary weight loss 
(more than 10% of baseline body weight) plus
either chronic diarrhea (>/2 loose stools per day