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30 Cards in this Set
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True of False?
The body produces antibodies immediately after becoming infected with HIV. |
False
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True or False?
A person infected with HIV can feel and look healthy. |
True
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True or False?
Diagnosis of AIDS is based in part on the presence of one or more AIDS-OIs. |
True
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True or False?
AZT is a protease inhibitor. |
False
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True or False?
HIV belongs to a family of viruses called retroviruses, which product in a manner that makes them difficult to combat. |
True
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True or False?
Lymphocytes, which help the body fight pathogens, are produced by red blood cells. |
False
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True or False?
HIV can be present anywhere in the body. |
True
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True or False?
Donating blood in the United States puts a person at risk for HIV. |
False
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True or False?
Wasting syndrome is an infection of the cells liming the stomach. |
False
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True or False?
Since HIV was first detected, several new strains of the virus have emerged. |
True
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inflammation of the coverings of the brain
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meningitis
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drugs that are injected into the veins
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intravenous drugs
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a virus that attacks the body's immune system
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human immuno-deficiency virus
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a highly accurate test used to confirm the results of a reactive EIA
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confirmatory test
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a stage when the virus is present but not active
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latency
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infected with HIV
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HIV-reactive
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infections and other disease caused by organisms that do not usually produce illness in healthy people with unimpaired immune systems.
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AIDS-opportunistic diseases
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the first test used to screen for the presence of HIV antibodies in the blood
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ELISA
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proteins that help destroy pathogens that enter the body
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antibodies
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HIV infection combined with severe immune deficiency
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acquired immune deficiency
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Efforts to treat and prevent HIV do NOT include...
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the immune system becoming overwhelmed by the virus.
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A person infected with HIV will almost always...
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develop AIDS.
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Which sexual practice is NOT a high-risk behavior for HIV infection?
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Abstinence from sex
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A viral infection with symptoms that include blurry vision, lesions in the exophagus, fever, and abdominal pain.
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cytomegalorvirus
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A progressive disorder in which brain tissue is destroyed, formerly known as AIDS dementia complex
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AIDS-related cognitive motor dysfunction
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A protozoal infection that can cause encephalitis and is characterized by an altered mental state, paralysis, seizures, and coma
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toxoplasmosis gondii
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A fungal infection that may cause meningitis or a form of pneumonia and is associated with AIDS
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cryptococcosis
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The first test performed to screen for HIV antibodies is the ...
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ELISA
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A person is a high-risk for HIV infection if he or she..
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uses the same needle used by another person.
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The ability of the immune system to fight pathogens decreases when HIV infects and destroys...
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T-helper cells.
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