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Candida albicans
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fungal
thrush - white growth - can become systemic treat - fluconazole or amphotericin B if systemic |
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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
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fungal
very threatening - in lungs - also systemic possible treat - pentamidine or Bactrim - recommended as preventative if below 200 |
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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fungal, airborne
not normal in humans, inhaled lungs to meninges to cause meningitis treat - fluconazole |
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Histoplasma capsulatum
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fungal, airborne
infects eyes - blindness |
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Coccidioides immitis
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fungal, airborne
can infect any organs - meningitis and other organ-specific ailments |
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Aspergillus
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fungal, harder to get
from soil - gen moldy marijuana or mushrooms swelling of face, eyes |
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Cryptosporidium parvum
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protozoan
large intestine - diarrhea treat - symptoms w/ immodium preventative |
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Toxoplasma gondii
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protozoan
meat and animal contact - main target is brain causing toxoplasmic encephalitis (toxoplasmosis) - dementia and death treat - sulfadiazine - reduces but does not eliminate |
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Salmonella and Shigella
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bacteria
food poisoning - more common with HIV |
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Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas
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bacterial, inhaled
pneumonia and sinusisitis treatable |
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Rochalimaea
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bacterial, scratch
bacillary angromatosis - toxin increase capillary size so bleeds excessively treat - antibiotics |
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M. avium
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mycobacterium
cause MAC - inhaled, resp attack to systemic - night sweats and fever, attacks bone marrom prevent with azithromycin |
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M. tuberculosis
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mycobacerium, airborne
causes TB - very prevalent - 15% cases in HIV+ greatest killer treat: isoniazid |
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Cytomegalovirus
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virus
causes retinitis - blindness treat: gancyclovir in eye |
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Human papilloma virus
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virus
skin and mucus membranes - warts and cancer (cervical in women) |
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J. canyon virus
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virus
affects neurons - causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis - neurons demyalated and loss of neuro function (rapid) no treatment |
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Varicella zoster
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virus
chicken pox virus - causes shingles treat with acyclovir to reduce but not eradicate |
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Epstein Barr
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virus
causes non-Hodgekins lymphoma or primary lymphoma of the brain treat: chemo Also hairy leukoplakia - not fatal |
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Herpes
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virus
Kaposi Sarcoma HV infects internal parts of body and thus hard to treat |
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HIV
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AIDS Dementia Complex: HIV can infect neurons and cross blood-brain barrier - apathy, loss of interest in one's surroundings and the like. Later symptoms involve cognitive and motor problems. Memory loss, as well as mobility problems, may happen as well
Peripheral neuropathy: infection of peripheral nerves resulting in: severe, burning, aching pain in the feet and legs, which may prevent walking. This syndrome is a result of the degeneration of the nerves responsible for conducting impulses to the extremities |
