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AIDS
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The end stage of chronic HIV infection
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acute retroviral syndrome
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flu like symptoms of fever, swollen lymph glands, sore throat, HA, malaise, N/D muscle and joint pain, occurs 1-3 weeks after initial HIV infection
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AIDS-dementia complex
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dementia caused by HIV in the brain of HIV CNS problems caused by lymphoma, cytomegaovirus (CMV), cryptococcus, dehydration, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), or medication side effects
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branched chain DNA (bDNA) test
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used to measure viral load of HIV ifection
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clades
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families of HIV 1 of which at least 9 have been identified
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human imunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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causitive agent of HIV
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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)
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a common type of neoplasm seen in HIV pts that is thought to be caused by the human herpes virus 8 (HHV8), lesions are seen on the skin and the oral mucosa
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nonnuceloside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
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drugs that conbine with the reverse transcriptase enzymes to block the process needed to convert HIV RNA into HIV DNA
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nuceleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
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drugs that insert a bit of protien into the developing HIV DNA chain, blocking futhur development of the chain and leaving the production of the new strain HIV DNA incomplete
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nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
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drugs that inhibit the action of reverse transcription
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occupational exposer
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contraction of a disease through a job related situation
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opportunistic diseases
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infections and cancers that affect immunocomprimised people that can lead to disabilities, disease and death
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oral hairy leukoplakia
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painless white, raised lesions on the lateral aspect of the tounge, caused by epstien-barr
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pneumocystis carinii
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fungus commonly causing opportunistic pneumonia in HIV pts
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post exposure prophilaxis
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treatment with common antiretroviral therapy upon exposed to HIV fluids
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protease inhibitors
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drugs that prevent the protease enzyme from cutting the HIV protiens into proper lengths needed to allow variable virions to assemble and bud out from the cell membrane
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protease
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type of enzyme necessary for the completion of HIV replication within a cell
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retrovirus
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RNA virus that replicate in a backwards manner (from RNA to DNA)
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reverse transcriptase
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enzyme that is present in retroviruses; allows for synthesis of DNA from RNA
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seroconversion
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development of antibodies following an infection
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syncytium
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a multinucleated nonviable mass that destroys all affected cells
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viral load
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quantity of viral particals in a biological sample
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viremia
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large amounts of virus in the blood that results from inital viral infection
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window period
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2 month time period in which a person will not test positive for HIV antibody
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