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Viral Load
The level of HIV in your blood. It is a great way to monitor, treat, and manage HIV. In general, a viral load below 40-75 is considered to be undetectable or within a safe level. However, there is still a chance that HIV can be transmitted from one person to another.
CD4 cells
Also known as T-Cells, these cells alert the body’s immune system when viruses enter the body. HIV leads to a reduction in CD4 counts and an increase in viral load. Someone with a CD4 count below 350 cells/mm3 should seek treatment.
Adverse Effect
An undesired result from medication or treatment. Adverse effects from HIV/AIDS medications include liver damage, increased blood sugar, and high cholesterol.
Antibody
A type of cell that is produced by the body when harmful substances enter the body. It helps defend the body against these harmful substances.
Immunosuppressed
Describes the body’s self-defense system (immune system) when it is unable to defend against harmful substances
HIV/AIDS
HIV = Human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS = Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A serious life-threatening condition where the body’s self-defense system (immune system) is severely damaged to the point where the body can’t defend itself from harmful substances. It can be transmitted through blood (needle sharing), sexual contact, and/or from the mother to the child.
Anemia
A condition where the body does not have a sufficient supply of oxygen due to red blood cells not being able to carry oxygen throughout the body.
CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that seeks to create a healthier nation through disease prevention, health promotion, and detection of health problems.
Hepatitis C
Those with HIV/AIDS can also be at risk for Hepatitis C. It is contracted by directly contacting the blood of another person. Hepatitis C leads to severe liver damage.
Immune System
The body’s self-defense system that reacts to harmful substances such as bacteria, viruses, and other foreign substances. HIV/AIDS directly attacks the body’s immune system.
Inflammation
An increase in redness or swelling at a specific site of the body. Inflammation is a basic self-defense mechanism against harmful substances. The redness or swelling is caused by a large number of self-defense cells going to the specific site of harmful substances in the body.
Diagnosis
The identification of a disease or medical condition. Ex: After examining Patient X, this patient has HIV.
Prognosis
A prediction of what will happen as a result of a disease or medical condition. Ex: Because Patient X has HIV, the patient will have a damaged immune system
Risk Factor
Something that will significantly increase the chance of an event, condition, disease, or sickness from occurring
Syndrome
A group of signs, rather than a single sign, of a disease. AIDS is a syndrome because of the large amount of signs involved such as nausea, vomiting, fever, fatigue, and/or diarrhea
Blood Transfusion
Occurs when one receives blood through an IV, needle stick, or any other bodily contact. This is can lead to HIV if done in an unsafe manner such as sharing needles or sexual contact.
Virus
A harmful substance that attacks your body’s cells by altering the cell’s DNA so that the virus may harm the body.
White Blood Cell
A type of cell that helps to fight infections. HIV destroys these cells.
Opportunistic Infection
Life-threatening infections that attack those with HIV/AIDS. They are opportunistic because they attack the body when the body’s self-defense system is already severely damaged by HIV/AIDS
Retrovirus
A different kind of virus that harmfully attacks a target cell. The target cell then creates multiple copies of itself which further causes harmful effects.