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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
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a group of related retroviruses known as HIV
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Phases of an HIV infection...
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1. category a: acute phase
2. category b: chronic phase 3. category c: AIDS |
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category a: acute phase
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t lymphocyte count is 500 per mm3 or greater
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category b: chronic phase
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several years after infection; CD4 T cell cout is 200 - 499 per mm3
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category c: AIDS
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CD4 T cell count has fallen below 200 per mm3, and the lymph nodes have degenerated
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opportunistic infection
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1. pneumonia
2. mycobacterium tuberculosis 3. toxoplasmic encephalitis 4. kaposi sarcoma 5. invasive cervical cancer |
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treatments for HIV
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1. drug therapy
2. vaccines |
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genital herpes
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tingling or itching sensaion before blisters appear at the infected site; 2-20 days
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genital warts
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warts
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hepatitis infections
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1. hepatitis b
2. chlamydia |
