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39 Cards in this Set
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How does one identify AIDS
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- loss of cellular immunity
- opportunistic infections take hold |
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What are some examples of "opportunistic infections" with AIDS?
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• Kaposi’s sarcoma, pneumonia, lymphomas
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What is the infectious agent with AIDS?
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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
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What TYPE of virus is HIV?
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A Retro Virus
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What are the two types of HIV?
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• HIV-1
• HIV-2 |
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What is the difference between HIV-1 and HIV-2
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HIV-1 is the most prevalent type
HIV-2 is a slower progressing disease. It also has a lower Mother to child transmission rate |
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When is worlds AIDS day?
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December 1st
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What is the purpose of Worlds AIDS day?
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- helps to raise money, awareness
- educates - fight prejudice |
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Where is HIV-2 mostly found?
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Western Africa
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How many infections have there been since the beginning of the AIDS crisis?
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60 million
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How many deaths have there been since the beginning of the AIDS crisis?
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25 million deaths
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Who has the highest percent of new HIV infections?
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Young people 40%
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What percentage of HIV infections hit women?
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50%
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How many people with HIV have a parallel TB infection?
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1/3
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What percentage of infected people get ARV therapy?
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less than 50%
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What is the total number of current infections?
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33.4 million
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What is the total number of new infections per year?
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2.7 million
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Where are the majority of the new infections?
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over 2/3 in Sub-Saharan Africa
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What is the total number of deaths per year?
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2 million
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How many deaths related to AIDS are in the sub-saharan?
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3/4
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What are the other two regions of the world that have a prevalence greater than 1%?
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Caribbean Thailand (?) |
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What is the HIV prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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around 5%
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What percentage of women in Sub-Saharan Africa are infected?
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60%
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How much does the malaria mutation increase African's susceptibility to HIV?
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40%
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How many African's carry the malarial mutation?
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90%
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How much has the malarial mutation contributed to the AIDS burden?
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11%
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What is the HIV prevalence in the Caribbean?
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1%
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Where does AIDS rank in top causes of death in the Caribbean?
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AIDS is one of the top 5
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What Asian country has the highest NUMBER of HIV cases?
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India
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What country in Asia has the highest PREVALENCE rate?
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Thailand
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What is driving the increase of HIV in Eastern Europe?
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IV drug use
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What is the prevalence rate in the US?
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.6%
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How many HIV cases are there in the US?
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1.1 million
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How any new infections a year are reported in the US?
How many are unaware? |
50,000
20% unaware (how is miss deno aware if the people themselves don't even know...) |
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How many new cases in the US are MSM?
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50%
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How many NEW cases in the US are black?
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1 in 8
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How many cases in the US are black?
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1 in 2
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Why are blacks in the US hit more than non-blacks?
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Poverty
Education Level Malarial Mutation present in 40% |
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What increases your susceptibility for contracting HIV
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Having an STD
Malarial Mutation Having a foreskin |
