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14 Cards in this Set
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What does "AIDS" represent?
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Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
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What does "HAART" represent?
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highly active antiretroviral therapy
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What is the action of reverse transcriptase?
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converts RNA to DNA
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Name five different systemic fungal pathogens.
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Aspergillus fumigatus
Blastomyces dermatitidus Candida albicans Coccidioides immitis Cryptococcus neoformans Histoplasma capsulatum Mucorales Pneumocystis carinii |
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Name four different topical fungal pathogens.
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Candida albicans
Epidermophyton floccosum Microsporum audouini Sporothrix schenckii Trichophyton |
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Name three drugs used for vaginal mycoses.
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butaconazole (Femstat)
clotrimazole (Gyne-Lotrimin, Mycelex, Femizole) miconazole nitrate (Micatin, Monistat) terconazole (Terazol) tioconazole (Vagistat) |
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Name three drugs used for skin mycoses.
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ciclopiroxolamine (Loprox)
econazole nitrate (Spectazole) haloprogin (Halotex) naftifine (Naftin) oxiconazole nitrate (Oxistat) tolnaftate (Aftate, Tinactin) |
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What does "NNRTI" represent?
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Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
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Name four drugs used in the treatment of AIDS.
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nevirapine (Viramune)
zidovudine (Retovir, AZT) didanosine (Videx) efavirenz (Sustiva) stavudine (Zerit, D4T) zalcitabine (Hivid, ddC) |
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HIV drugs inhibit HIV replication by three mechanisms. What are these mechanisms?
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NNRTI - binds to reverse transciptase molecule and inhibits function
NRTI - inhibits the action of reverse transciptase Protease Inhibitors - block the final assembly of the HIV particle. |
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Name the various types of Herpes Simplex viruses.
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HSV - 1
HSV - 2 CMV - cytomegalovirus varicella-zoster virus Epstein-Barr virus |
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Name two types of neuroamidase inhibitors used to treat active infuenza.
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osteltamivir (Tamiflu)
zanamivir (Relenza) |
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Name four antimalarial drugs.
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chloroquine (Aralen)
atovaquone (Mepron) hydroxychloroquine sulfate (Plaquenil) primaquine phosphate pyrimethamine (Daraprim) quinine sulfate (Quinamm) |
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Name two drugs used in the treatment of hookworm, roundworm, and/or pinworm.
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mebendazole (Vermox)
pyrantel pamoate (Antiminith) |
