AIDS

Question 1

What is death from HIV most commonly caused from?

Answer 1

OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION:

COMMON BACTERIA BODY CAN NO LONGER DEFEND AGAINST

Question 2

Name the 2 main indicators used to track the progression of AIDS?

Answer 2

CD4+ (T cell) COUNT
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VIRAL LOAD COUNT

Question 3

The more CD4+ cells a person has, the __________ their immune system.

Answer 3

STRONGER

25 yo - 1000 - 1200
50 yo - 700 - 900
75 yo - 400 - 600

Question 4

What does a viral load test indicate?

Answer 4

HOW ACTIVE HIV IS IN THEIR BODY

Question 5

HIV favours entering ______ cells and uses them to reproduce - after a while the cells die.

Answer 5

CD4+

Question 6

What happens when the body’s CD4+ cell counts become too low?

Answer 6

BODY LESS ABLE TO FIGHT INFECTIONS
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HIGH RISK OF GETTING SICK

Question 7

Name additional factors affecting CD4+ counts, which can vary during the same day? (7)

Answer 7

STRESS
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FATIGUE
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DIET/NUTRITION
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OTHER PATHOLOGIES
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EXCESSIVE SUDDEN SUN EXPOSURE
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DRUGS / NICOTINE / ALCOHOL
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EXPOSURE TO OTHER IMMUNE SYSTEMS

Question 8

In Ontario, a viral load test with a result of less than ______ copies, means there are fewer than the test can measure, aka - ?

Answer 8

40 COPIES
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UNDETECTABLE

Question 9

With successful medication, viral load ____________.

Answer 9

DECREASES

Question 10

The likelihood of transmission _________ when viral load drops.

Answer 10

DROPS

Question 11

HIV is a very fragile virus, dying almost immediately upon exposure to ______.

Answer 11

AIR

within 1-2 minutes, some say little as 30 sec

Question 12

List the direct contact activities which could result in HIV transmission?

Answer 12

ANAL SEX
VAGINAL SEX
BREAST FEEDING
SHARING NEEDLES
PLACENTAL FLUID TRANSMISSION
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
OPEN WOUND TO OPEN WOUND
BODY FLUIDS INTO OPEN WOUND

Question 13

HIV concentrations are too low for transmission in what?

Answer 13

TEARS
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SALIVA

Question 14

What is the transmission risk for a therapist?

Answer 14

ZERO

Question 15

What is often deficient in HIV positive people, necessary for nerve conduction and can ease mm problems (cramping)?

Answer 15

MAGNESIUM

EPSOM SALTS

Question 16

________ is a virus, which means it’s a thing you can see, under a microscope.

Answer 16

HIV

Question 17

________ is a syndrome, so it’s not a thing you can see, but rather, a collection of conditions and circumstances.

Answer 17

AIDS