Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
35 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
what are the two stages of aids infection
|
1. presence of HIV in the body
2. AIDS |
|
|
every 9.5 mins a person is infected with HIV i U.S
|
true
|
|
|
1/5 people living with HIV don't even know
|
true
|
|
|
Colored people with aids
|
42.6% blacks
21.4% in latinos 3/4 of women with aids were either black or latino 79% of kids diagnosed with aids were black or latino |
|
|
what is the leading cause of death in people with AIDS
|
pneumocystis Carinii pneumonia
|
|
|
Aids in young people
|
7761 young people are living with AIDS
42% increase since 2000 (5457 in 2000) |
|
|
AIDS diagnoses among 13-19 year old black and latino teens
|
black teens 68%
latino teens 21% |
|
|
What are the treatment modification needs
|
1. better and less expensive treatment
2. high quality and affordable healthcare 3. find a vaccine and a cure 4. most successful treatment: combinations of AZT, MERCK PROTEASE INHIBITORS AND 3TC |
|
|
what are some cultural inhibitions for seeking healthcare for people with AIDS
|
1. reluctance to seek care because of AIDS stigma
2. failure of program planners to take cultural attitudes into account 3. failure to consider implications of migration especially for hispanics |
|
|
how many people are infected with HIV every year?
|
500,000
|
|
|
how many HIV infections were there as of 2009
|
48100
61% in gay and bisexual men |
|
|
what is the HIV incidence rate of black men and women compared to whites?
|
lack men and women have an incidence rate that is 7 times that of whites
|
|
|
how many people are currently living with HIV in the U.S
|
1 million people
|
|
|
what ratio of people with HIV are young and under 25?
|
1/2 of new HIV cases are in young people
|
|
|
what percent of new HIV cases are in women?
|
27% per year
|
|
|
what percent of people living with HIV are women?
|
25% total
|
|
|
compare white women HIV incidence rate to black and latino women HIV incidence rate
ON EXAM |
black women are 15 times as high and latinos are 4 times as high
|
|
|
black women over the age of 35 are what times more likely to get HIV than white women in the same age group
|
1.5 times more likely to get HIV
|
|
|
what percent of all new cases are found in Gay bisexual men (MSM)
|
Gay and bisexuals 53% of all new HIV infections
gay and bisexuals account for 48% of people currently living with HIV |
|
|
who is infected with HIV
|
1 in 50 black men
1 in 100 black women 1 in 714 white men 1 in 1700 white women |
|
|
big cover up
|
1. white health data not truthful
2. cardiovascular disease- number 1 killer in whites and blacks 3. cancer percentages are the same in blacks and whites 4. hispanic and white data are mixed 5. getting rid of poverty can get rid of disparities |
|
|
is HIV a disease?
on exam |
false-it is a virus that cause the disease AIDS
|
|
|
what does HIV do to your immune system?
on exam |
HIV virus causes a person's immune system to break down and stop working making the body more susceptible to other infections and diseases
|
|
|
what is the number 1 cause of blacks age 25-44
|
AIDS
since aids results from HIV which takes about 10 years to matriculate into aids, these people probably got the disease as teens |
|
|
do people who are HIV positive also have AIDS?
|
No
but without treatment, 19 out of 20 people infected with HIV will get aids |
|
|
how long does it take HIIV to become AIDS
|
any length of time or may never even progress to AIDS
|
|
|
Can you prevent being infected by HIV?
|
Yes
the best way to prevent the spread of HIV virus is by learning more about how the virus works in the body |
|
|
what does AIDS stand for
|
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
|
|
|
what does HIV stand for
|
Human immunodeficiency virus
|
|
|
AIDS is a
|
not an infection disease but a collection of symptoms
|
|
|
what is syndrome
|
a condition in which a number of symptoms can be present
|
|
|
being HIV positive and having AIDS are different how?
|
HIV means one has the virus
aids means one has developed the syndrome |
|
|
what are the symptoms experienced by people soon after being infected with HIV
|
flu like symptoms that disappear after weeks
|
|
|
what are some side effects of aids declining a persons immune system
|
1. yeast infections in mouth and gastrointestinal track
2. rash and night sweats 3. swollen glands 4. weight loss 5. damage to spinal cord and peripheral nerves |
|
|
what are some life threatening conditions of aids
|
bacterial and fungal pneumonia
|
