Hiv/aids

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AIDS

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HIV infection along with CD4 cell count of 200 or less, dementia, wasting syndrome, cancers such as Kaposi's sarcome or non-hodgkins lymphoma or one of 20 other opportunistic conditions

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acute HIV infection

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the 4-7 week period of rapid viral replication immediately after exposure to the virus, characterized by fever, malaise and flulike symptoms

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AIDS enteropathy

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changes in small and large bowel thought to be attributable to direct HIV infection wit no other identifiable pathogen; manifested as chronic diarrhea and possibly malabsorption

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ART

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antiretroviral therapy combination of meds used to kill or suppress viral replication and progression of HIV disease; also called highly active antiretroviral therapy

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CD4+ cells

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T helper lymphocyte cells

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constitutional disease

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affecting the whole functioning make up of body such as with HIV infection; persistent fever, night sweats, chronic or intermittent fatigue, malaise, diarrhea of unknown etiology

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cytomegalovirus

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CMV; group of herpes viruses with special affinity for salivary glands; manifesting as mononucleosis-like symptoms

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dysesthesia

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painful and persistent sensation indiced by gentle touch of skin

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HIV assoc neuropathy

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syndrome of progressive renal failure with HIV infection

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HIV encephalopathy

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degenerative disease of brain caused by HIV infection

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HIV wasting syndrome

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catabolic condition with loss of weight and lean body and fat mass

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HIV

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retrovirus isolated and reconized as the etiologic agent of AIDS

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kaposi's sarcoma

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malignant neoplastic vascular proliferation characterized by the development of bluish-red cutaneous nodules, usually on surface of skin or in the oral cavity

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lipodystrophy

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disturbance in way body produces, uses, and distributes fat

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myalgia

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diffuse muscle pain, usually accompanied by vague feelings of discomfort or weakness

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opportunistic infection

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infection by an organism that causes disease in someone with an impaired immune response

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protease inhibitor

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antiviral drugs that inhibit the viral protease enzyme and prevent viral replication

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retrovirus

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virus such as HIV that replicates using an enzyme (reverse transcriptase) to copy RNA into DNA when RNA is its natural genetic state; most cells have DNA in their natural state and transcribe to RNA during replication

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viral load testing

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measurement of quantity of HIV RNA (free virus) in the blood, expressed as copies per milileter of blood plasma, by polymerase chain reaction or bDNA tests; undetectable is optional