aids Flashcards
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HIV attacks ___
CD4 cells 9 (T cells)
cells that help the immune system fight off infections
CD4 cells
virus that can lead to AIDS
HIV
ART
antiretroviral therapy
stages of HIV infection
acute HIV infection
clinical latency stage
AIDS
acute HIV infection can also be called
acute retroviral syndrome (ARS)
primary HIV infection
in acute HIV infection, flu-like symptom develop within ____ after infection
2 to 4 weeks
in acute HIV infection, large amounts of the virus are bein produced, then be brought back to a _____, wherein CD4 count increases
viral set point
the relatively stable level of HIV in the body
viral set point
the clinical latency stage of HIV infection can also be called
asymptomatic HIV infection
chronic HIV infection
___ means a period where a virus is living or developing in a person without producing symptoms
latency
the stage of HIV infection wherein HIV continues to reproduce at low levels, and infected individuals experience no symptoms
clinical latency stage
AIDS
acquire immunodeficiency syndrome
most severe phase of HIV infection
AIDS